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They also began to form their own fleet of ships and armies. These forces became known as the [[Frateris Templars]], and they also contained many commercial transports and warships and armies which rivalled the [[Imperial Guard]] regiments in strength. All of this time passed, and the buildings on Terra withered and crumbled.
Nearly three hundred years after the Ecclesiarchy left Terra, [[Greigor XI]] was elected Ecclesiarch and one of his first commandments was to move the Ecclesiarchy back to Terra again. None could dissuade him, as he thought the home of religion should be Terra, close to the Emperor, the centre of the cult. It took twelve years to bring about, but the doors to the [[Ecclesiarcal Ecclesiarchal Palace]]s on Terra were finally opened again. The move stretched the funds of the Ecclesiarchy, and the refurbishment of the palaces even further so, and so were forced to raise tithes again to pay for it all.
Greigor also put forward radical changes in the Ecclesiarchy, although he died of food poisoning before he could implement them. Millions walked past his coffin and tears were shed, but no sooner was he dead and buried, they elected a new, more conservative Ecclesiarch. This shows that the Ecclesiarchy was very resistant to change and had an internal mechanism for providing Ecclesiarchs to do as they desired.
