Editing Ministry of Fervent Intercession

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The '''Ministry of Fervent Intercession''' was a [[Covenant]] [[ministry]] that dealt with securing [[Forerunner]] [[reliquary|reliquaries]].<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 60''</ref> The ministry was a semi-monastic organization that was considered to be "obsessed" with the discovery and control of Forerunner sites. The Ministry of Fervent Intercession boasted a large amount of [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealots]] within its ranks,{{Ref/Book|Id=fb|Halo: Fleet Battles core rulebook|Page=7}} which were commonly deployed to achieve ministry goals.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} The fanaticism held by those within the Ministry of Fervent Intercession while charged with defending Forerunner sites made them useful during the Covenant's [[Human-Covenant War|war]] against [[human]]ity, though the ministry's commanders rarely paid any heed to orders that did not deal directly with the safety of reliquaries.{{Ref/Reuse|fb}}

The Ministry of Fervent Intercession was held in awe by many within the Covenant. As a result of the ministry's prestige and force of ancient writs dating back to the founding of the Covenant Empire, [[Covenant fleet|fleets]] within the ministry had the authority to call upon resources and volunteers directly from the empire's colonies and even other ministries.{{Ref/Reuse|fb}} The [[Devoted Sentries]]—a unit of Zealots tasked with the recovering of Forerunner artifacts—was hand-picked and drawn from the Ministry of Fervent Intercession by [[Supreme Commander]] [[Rho 'Barutamee]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/rho-barutamee '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Rho 'Barutamee'']</ref>

Though Zealots—largely from [[Hesduros]]—continued to serve among the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|new "Covenant"]] led by [[Jul 'Mdama]] as late as [[2558]],<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 49''</ref> the ministry itself was likely dissolved alongside the Covenant in [[2552]].

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