Shrine World

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Shrine Worlds (or Shrineworlds and Cathedral Worlds)^[8] are Imperial worlds devoted to a Saint of the Imperium and are often named in their honour.^[1]

These worlds are ruled directly by the Adeptus Ministorum and attract huge amounts of pilgrims from all over the Imperium. There are also the dark mirrors to these places of Imperial devotion - fallen worlds where the inhabitants offer up ceaseless prayer to the Dark Gods. These places of obscene sacrifices and bloody rites are not suffered continued existence for long.^[2] Often Shrine Worlds are places of eternal rest for holy men and women of the Imperium and the entire surface of these sacred planets are given over to the hallowed crypts of sainted and great monolithic cathedra.^[4]

Shrine worlds are often thick with incense and candle smoke. Tallow Worlds are known to export significant amounts of their candles to nearby shrine worlds.^[9] Although, these candles made from rendered down human bodies tend to give off an unpleasant smell.^[10]

Most shrine worlds usually fall into another category - for example, Hagia is an agri world while Herodor is a Hive World. They have a strong relationship with the saint in question, such as being the world of his or her birth or martyrdom.^[11]

• 

  The Shrine World Enoch.^[11]

Notable Shrine Worlds

Planet name	Segmentum	Sector	Subsector	System	Affiliation	Population	Notes
Almarit (former)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Chaos/Khorne, former Imperium	Unknown	Now — Daemon World, former Fortress World
Arthas Moloch (former)	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Tau Empire	Unknown	Now — Tau World. Also — Artefact World
Aq'arus	Obscurus	Unknown	Unknown	Geminon System	Imperium	Unknown
Autega	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown	Also — Death World
Bekrin (former)	Ultima	Jericho Reach	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	None	Now — Dead World
Belatis IV	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown	Also — Ice World
Benediction	Solar	Unknown	Veritus Sub-Sector	Talledus System	Imperium	100 billion	[7]
Canticula[5]	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	former Imperium	Unknown	Was ravaged by Word Bearers[5]
Drusus Shrine World	Obscurus	Calixis Sector	Drusus Marches	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown
Emiline's Hope	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yerena System	Imperium	Unknown
Eydolim	Ultima	Charadon Sector	Unknown	Eydolim System	Imperium	Unknown
Gundora	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Tratoll System	Imperium	Unknown	Also — War World
Hagia	Pacificus	Sabbat Worlds	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown	Also — Agri World
Idyll[1]	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown
Innocence III	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown
Jakal II	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown
Jonah's World (former)	Obscurus	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown	Now — Dead World
Kathur	Obscurus	Scarus Sector	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Few (resettling)
Lucid Prime	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown
Maccabeus Quintus	Obscurus	Calixis Sector	Drusus Marches	Maccabeus System	Imperium	Unknown
Macharia	Pacificus	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown
Magdelene IX (former)	Tempestus	Forsarr Sector	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown	Now — Ork World
Mendaxis[6]	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Bane's Landing System	Imperium	Unknown
Mithron	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown
Ophelia VII	Tempestus	Unknown	Unknown	Ophelia system	Imperium	Unknown	Also — Cardinal World, Forge World
Piety (former)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown, former Daemon, former Imperium	Unknown	Now — Dead World, also former Daemon World
Piety of Seth	Obscurus	Calixis Sector	Adrantis Subsector	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown
Ras Shakeh	Unknown	Unknown	Ras Subsector	Ras Shakeh System	Imperium	Unknown	[8]
Rhorsch	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown	Also — Jungle World
Saint Theresta	Ultima	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown
Saint Tylus	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown
Salamantis VI	Tempestus	Aesir Sector	Unknown	Salamantis System	Imperium	Unknown
Sanctia (former)	Obscurus	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	None	Current status unknown
Sanctus Lys	Unknown	Palatine Sector	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown
Sarius V	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown	Also — Desert World
Sacaellum[3]	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown	Black Templars fought there with various enemies
Shadowbrink (former)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium (former)	Unknown	Now — Dead World
St Capilene (former)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium (former)	Unknown	Now — Dead World
Valon Urr	Obscurus	Calixis Sector	Golgenna Reach	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown
Veneris	Obscurus	Calixis Sector	Drusus Marches	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown
Vulgate	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Imperium	Unknown	Subject of a Daemonic invasion. See — Deliverance of Vulgate

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