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The '''Lectitio Divinitatus''' (also Lectio Divinitatus) was a book written by the [[Primarch]] [[Lorgar]]<sup>1</sup> during the [[Great Crusade]], before his fall to [[Chaos]]. It postulated the worship of the [[Emperor of Mankind]] as a divine being. | The '''Lectitio Divinitatus''' (also Lectio Divinitatus) was a book written by the [[Primarch]] [[Lorgar]]<sup>1</sup> during the [[Great Crusade]], before his fall to [[Chaos]]. It postulated the worship of the [[Emperor of Mankind]] as a divine being. | ||
| − | The following of the Lectitio Divinitatus became an underground cult, believed to be the precursor of the [[Temple of the Saviour Emperor]] and the [[Imperial Cult]], the basis of the modern [[Ecclesiarchy]]. During the Great Crusade such cults were frowned upon by the Emperor and the [[Council of Terra]], and most especially by the [[Astartes]] and those serving them. The Emperor downplayed his divinity, but those who believed in the Emperor's godhood were of the opinion - as [[Titus Cassar]] once put it - that "only the truly divine deny their divinity". In the [[63rd Expeditionary Fleet]], commanded by [[Warmaster]] [[Horus]] himself, the cult was most prevalent. Horus took steps to try to extinguish the cult, as he perceived it as a threat to his power. The [[remembrancer]] [[Euphrati Keeler]] - who was attached to the 63rd - became a major figure, venerated as a prophet | + | The following of the Lectitio Divinitatus became an underground cult, believed to be the precursor of the [[Temple of the Saviour Emperor]] and the [[Imperial Cult]], the basis of the modern [[Ecclesiarchy]]. During the Great Crusade such cults were frowned upon by the Emperor and the [[Council of Terra]], and most especially by the [[Astartes]] and those serving them. The Emperor downplayed his divinity, but those who believed in the Emperor's godhood were of the opinion - as [[Titus Cassar]] once put it - that "only the truly divine deny their divinity". In the [[63rd Expeditionary Fleet]], commanded by [[Warmaster]] [[Horus]] himself, the cult was most prevalent. Horus took steps to try to extinguish the cult, as he perceived it as a threat to his power. The [[remembrancer]] [[Euphrati Keeler]] - who was attached to the 63rd - became a major figure, venerated as a prophet. As a result, she was the target of Horus' assassins at some point before she escaped from the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]''. Even some Astartes - such as [[Nathaniel Garro]], the [[Death Guard]] loyalist who led the ''[[Eisenstein]]'' escape - became part of the cult at one point. |
At some point after the Emperor was interred in the [[Golden Throne]], worshippers emerged from all across the Imperium, unifying the people until it became the official religion of the Imperium. | At some point after the Emperor was interred in the [[Golden Throne]], worshippers emerged from all across the Imperium, unifying the people until it became the official religion of the Imperium. | ||
Revision as of 20:02, 25 March 2009
The Lectitio Divinitatus (also Lectio Divinitatus) was a book written by the Primarch Lorgar1 during the Great Crusade, before his fall to Chaos. It postulated the worship of the Emperor of Mankind as a divine being.
The following of the Lectitio Divinitatus became an underground cult, believed to be the precursor of the Temple of the Saviour Emperor and the Imperial Cult, the basis of the modern Ecclesiarchy. During the Great Crusade such cults were frowned upon by the Emperor and the Council of Terra, and most especially by the Astartes and those serving them. The Emperor downplayed his divinity, but those who believed in the Emperor's godhood were of the opinion - as Titus Cassar once put it - that "only the truly divine deny their divinity". In the 63rd Expeditionary Fleet, commanded by Warmaster Horus himself, the cult was most prevalent. Horus took steps to try to extinguish the cult, as he perceived it as a threat to his power. The remembrancer Euphrati Keeler - who was attached to the 63rd - became a major figure, venerated as a prophet. As a result, she was the target of Horus' assassins at some point before she escaped from the Vengeful Spirit. Even some Astartes - such as Nathaniel Garro, the Death Guard loyalist who led the Eisenstein escape - became part of the cult at one point.
At some point after the Emperor was interred in the Golden Throne, worshippers emerged from all across the Imperium, unifying the people until it became the official religion of the Imperium.
