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'''Ophelia VII''' is the oldest of Cardinal worlds, second in sanctity only to [[Terra]] itself. It is the site of the [[Synod Ministra]] and the [[Adepta Sororitas]]' [[Convent Prioris]]. The world is given over entirely to the worship of the [[Emperor]]. Its surface is covered in mile-high cathedrals and bell towers, linked by avenues lined with the statues of thousands of Imperial Saints. Dungeons plunge deep into the bowels of the world, where heretics are made to repent their sins, subject to such methods of soul-cleansing as ''[[Arco-flagellation]]'', ''death-masking'', ''soul-scouring'' and the ''Trial of Castigation''.<sup>1</sup>
Ophelia VII was the centre of the [[Adeptus Ministorum]] from the time of [[Ecclesiarch]] [[Benedin IV]] to [[Greigor XI]] and is still one of the main centres of Ministorum power to this day, second only to Terra. It is located far from its sister planet of Terra, in the galactic south<sup>1</sup> or near the [[Eastern Fringe]]<sup>3</sup> (depending on the source). In 40k's earlier background, the planet's name was ''Ophelia 3'' or ''Ophelia IIV''<sup>3, 4</sup>.
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