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{{EcclesiarchyPortal}}{{stubAdeptaSororitasPortal}}The '''Order of the Wounded Heart''' is a minor [[Order]] of the [[Sisters of Battle]] and is among those that have split off from the [[Order of the Valorous Heart]].{{Fn|1}}  The Order is unique, however, in that they only recite verse 482 from the [[Passion of Saint Lucia]]. The order verse describes how [[Imperial Saint|Saint]] [[Lucia]]'s right hand was flensed, and yet through her suffering she remained faithful. As an act of communion, the Order of the Wounded Heart also deglove their own right hands, ritually stripping them of skin to keep the flesh and nerves raw. In this way they feel Lucia's pain whenever they grip their weapon and pull the trigger; allowing them to mediate on the Saint's excruciation as they unleash death upon the faithless.{{Fn|1}} During the [[13th Black Crusade]], the Order committed 1 Commandery to the [[Imperial]] defense against the [[13th Black CrusadeAbaddon]]'s forces.{{Fn|12}}{{Fn|23}}

*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Adepta Sororitas (8th Edition)]], pg. 31 - Orders Minoris*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Eye of Terror (3rd Edition)]], pg. 16*{{Endn|23}}: [[The 13th Black Crusade (Background Book)]], pg. 90