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[[Image:Missionary2.jpg|thumb|300px|right|An Imperial Missionary{{Fn|4}}]]
A '''Missionary''' is an agent of the [[Missionarius Galaxia]] and tasked with spreading the word of the [[Imperial Cult|Imperial Creed]] throughout the [[Imperium]].{{Fn|1}}
Missionaries have little guidance from the [[Adeptus Ministorum]] and are mainly free to spread the faith in any way they see fit. Missionaries are skilled in oration, manipulation, and subtly changing a culture to bring it into line with the [[Imperial Cult]], replacing the gods of the existing pantheon with Imperial [[Saint]]s or the ritual consumption of human flesh with that of a rare animal. If these methods fail to change the religious habits of a newly discovered population, they are also often skilled warriors not above the use of brute force.{{Fn|3}}
They usually run charitable institutions called Missions on newly discovered human worlds. Missions take the form of schools and hospitals. One of the purposes of these institutions is to further the observance of the Imperial Cult. The most famous Missions are the [[Schola Progenium]], which are schools for training Imperial orphans to be Imperial servants.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}.
Missionaries range from the young fervent hopefuls to the old, wise, and toughened members of the ''Missionarus Galaxia''. They are always at the forefront of Imperial expansion and accompany the crusading armies as they discover new worlds and contact lost civilizations.
==Holy Terra Missionary==
[[File:Holy Terra Missionary.JPG|thumb|250px| Holy Terra missionary assigned to the [[Order of the Sacred Rose]] during the [[KaurvaKaurava]] campaign.{{Fn|5}}]]There are Missionaries who are trained on terra [[Terra]] itself and have mastered many holy Acts of Faith. They're attached to the a [[Canoness]] as personal retinues to strengthen her troops and spy root out concealed heretics[[heretic]]s.{{Fn|6}}
===Famous Missionaries===
*[[Dalomat de Montbard]]
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==Miniatures==
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*{{Endn|3}}: [[Dark Heresy: Blood of Martyrs]], pg. 17
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex: Adepta Sororitas (8th Edition)]], pg. 56
*{{Endn|5}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250304122638/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/ovfew1bv/wield-the-power-of-the-gods-in-kill-team-blood-and-zeal/ Warhammer Community: Wield the power of the gods in Kill Team: Blood and Zeal (posted 1/3/2025)] saved page, original link: ''(archived from [https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/ovfew1bv/wield-the-power-of-the-gods-in-kill-team-blood-and-zeal/ (posted 4/3/the original] 04 March 2025, last accessed 22 June 2025)]''*{{Endn|6}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm]] - Sisters of Battle campaign: Commander Honor Honour Guard List {{SoBUnits}}
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