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The '''Age of Redemption''' is a period in the history of the [[Imperium]] starting at roughly 020.[[M37]] and ending at 034.[[M38]].^{{Fn|1 }} It followed the catastrophic period in Imperial history known as the [[Age of Apostasy]].^{{Fn|1}}

The Age of Redemption was a period of fierce religious fervor in the Imperium. The [[Imperial Cult]] grew in power as never before and enormous numbers of suspected Heretics are were rounded up and executed. [[Crusade]] after Crusade is was launched to recapture the squandered wealth of the Imperium lost in the Age of Apostasy. However as the fervor peaks peaked and these many [[wars of faith are ]] were launched, large numbers of worlds are were left with inadequate defenses and [[Imperial GuardRegiment]] Regiments s and [[Space MarineChapter]] Chapters are s were increasingly drawn into longer and more terrible crusades. The result would be a period known as [[The Waning]] in which the military forces of the Imperium, exhausted by long Crusades, find found themselves unable to defend against the encroachment of [[Orks]], [[Chaos]] insurgencies, and internal strife.^{{Fn|1}}

==Notable Events¹==*020.[[M37]] '''The Great Cull:''' The [[High Lords of Terra]] order a systematic extermination of large numbers of Imperial worlds suspected of heresy. {{Fn|1}}*321.[[M37]] '''The [[Abyssal Crusade]]:''' [[Saint Basillius ]] declares that 30 [[Space Marine Chapters Chapter]]s are found wanting in the eyes of the [[Emperor]]. The Space Marines concerned embark on a penitent Crusade into the [[Eye of Terror]] to cleanse the worlds consumed by the birth of [[Slaanesh]].*[[M37]]: '''[[Black Crusade|7th Black Crusade]]'''^{{Fn|2}}*[[M37]]: '''[[Black Crusade|8th Black Crusade]]'''^{{Fn|2}}

*^{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook]] p, pg. 124*^{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)]] p, pg. 8

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