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{{quote|The Master gave life to the lifeless. We are the lifeless now, needing his atoning grace to restore light and life to us.|Father Stewart{{ref|b|rith|c|19}}}}

The '''Church of the Monarch''' is a religious organization based in the [[United Isles of America]]. It worships a being known as the Master.

 

The head of the Church is a person known as the Monarch. The Monarchs were the original rulers of [[Britannia]] however King [[Gregory III]] fled the country with a number of his countrymen when it was invaded by the [[JoSeun]]. They took refuge in America and Gregory became the Monarch in Exile. To replace the political power he had lost he became a religious leader.{{ref|b|rith|c|6}}

 

{{quote|Even the most oblivious of men knew of the connection between Rithmatics and the Monarchical Church. No man gained Rithmatic powers without first agreeing to be incepted.|Joel Saxon{{ref|b|rith|c|19}}}}

 

The Monarchical Church has heavy ties to the practice of [[Rithmatics]] and, because of this, it is one of the most influential religions in the world.{{ref|b|rith|c|19}} The [[inception]] ceremony, which takes place in a special room called the "chamber of inception" in a Monarchical chapel, grants a Rithmatist his or her powers and signifies someone becoming a full member of the Church.{{ref|b|rith|c|22}} Members believe the "hidden touch of the Master" is what transforms people into Rithmatists.{{ref|b|rith|c|3}}

 

{{quote|The circle is divine. The only truly eternal and perfect shape, it has been used as a symbol for the Master's works since the ancient Egyptian Ahmes first discovered the divine number itself.|Journal of Adam Makings{{ref|b|rith|c|20}}}}

 

Rithmatic drawings are another decorative feature in Monarchical churches, especially around depictions of King Gregory III. The [[Wikipedia:Mitre|miters]] worn by priests of the Monarchical Church depict a nine-point circle overlaid on a cross. The Jamestown Cathedral has, at the point where the two arms of the cathedral meet the main aisle, a circle with pillars set at the bindpoints of a nine-point circle.{{ref|b|rith|c|19}}

 

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