as written by Ronin
One of the oldest and largest structures in Lutetia City, the Veres Manies is the greatest Evequist cathedral in the world and the seat of the church's power in Lutetia.
Built in the early years of Lutetia's history by Queran and native Issune architects, the Veres Manies was originally a quaint basilica constructed to honor the fallen dead of Dawn's Breaking - the final battle of the Great Darkness in which Selene Eveque's outnumbered forces defeated Tenebre's horde once and for all. The church expanded over centuries, exponentiating in size and splendor until it became the mammoth superstructure that it is today, dominating the Lutetian skyline for miles in any direction. For hundreds of years, the Veres Manies served a multifaceted role as a house of worship for the Selenite faithful, a lavish palace for the city's wealthiest and most important aristocrats, and as the political capital building for the Holy Lutetian Theocracy. Today, the Veres Manies remains the headquarters of the Ecclesiarchy - the administrative heart of the Evequist Church which directly instructs and finances both the Monastic Order and the Inquisition - as well as one of the most architecturally beautiful and culturally significant edifices in the entire city.
The Veres Manies houses four separate basilicae, each the size of the second largest cathedral on Issunar. Of the largest of these structures (the Enor Eglis), the naves and transepts alone are spacious enough to comfortably seat upwards of 60,000 faithful. Masses are held nine times a day by high-ranking priests and clergyman (dubbed 'Ecclesiarchs'). The Eclaron himself holds mass in the Enor Eglis only twice a year - on the Genarium, the anniversary of Selene's arrival in the city, and on First Light, the anniversary of Dawn's Breaking and Selene's victory over Tenebre.
Far more than a place of worship, the Veres Manies is a self-contained palace, complete with dozens of master bedrooms, ballrooms, banquet halls, gardens, museums, libraries and even a grand theatre. Ranking members of the Ecclesiarchy have spent whole decades in the church without ever having to step foot into Saint Lemeux general. The church also contains several enormous debate halls, as well as forums, courtrooms and senate floors. It was, after all, the center of political power in Lutetia for over five hundred years. These utilities, while architecturally connected to the central basilicae, are often referred to by a different name - The Palais des Saints. Nonetheless, they are considered a part of the Veres Manies central.
The heart of Saint Lemeux and the symbol of church strength in Lutetia, the Veres Manies remains one of the most impressive and daunting structures in the city. Despite multiple terrorists attacks and an arson which destroyed a third of the building hundreds of years ago, the church stands strong - proud and vigilant in the Lutetian skyline. It is said that no act of man can destroy it. Only the Wyrm itself is prophesied to level the superstructure at the Last Light (the Evequist version of the apocalypse), collapsing the monument after breaking free from its prison in the Void.
By then, of course, most of the world's population should already be dead.
The Veres Manies
"God lives here." - Ecclesiarch Vales Tremille
"If the Evequists put half as much money into the city's welfare as they do into that fucking football stadium we'd be eating gold out of barrels and shitting diamonds in the streets." - Random citizen
"God lives here." - Ecclesiarch Vales Tremille
"If the Evequists put half as much money into the city's welfare as they do into that fucking football stadium we'd be eating gold out of barrels and shitting diamonds in the streets." - Random citizen
One of the oldest and largest structures in Lutetia City, the Veres Manies is the greatest Evequist cathedral in the world and the seat of the church's power in Lutetia.
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Built in the early years of Lutetia's history by Queran and native Issune architects, the Veres Manies was originally a quaint basilica constructed to honor the fallen dead of Dawn's Breaking - the final battle of the Great Darkness in which Selene Eveque's outnumbered forces defeated Tenebre's horde once and for all. The church expanded over centuries, exponentiating in size and splendor until it became the mammoth superstructure that it is today, dominating the Lutetian skyline for miles in any direction. For hundreds of years, the Veres Manies served a multifaceted role as a house of worship for the Selenite faithful, a lavish palace for the city's wealthiest and most important aristocrats, and as the political capital building for the Holy Lutetian Theocracy. Today, the Veres Manies remains the headquarters of the Ecclesiarchy - the administrative heart of the Evequist Church which directly instructs and finances both the Monastic Order and the Inquisition - as well as one of the most architecturally beautiful and culturally significant edifices in the entire city.
The Veres Manies houses four separate basilicae, each the size of the second largest cathedral on Issunar. Of the largest of these structures (the Enor Eglis), the naves and transepts alone are spacious enough to comfortably seat upwards of 60,000 faithful. Masses are held nine times a day by high-ranking priests and clergyman (dubbed 'Ecclesiarchs'). The Eclaron himself holds mass in the Enor Eglis only twice a year - on the Genarium, the anniversary of Selene's arrival in the city, and on First Light, the anniversary of Dawn's Breaking and Selene's victory over Tenebre.
Far more than a place of worship, the Veres Manies is a self-contained palace, complete with dozens of master bedrooms, ballrooms, banquet halls, gardens, museums, libraries and even a grand theatre. Ranking members of the Ecclesiarchy have spent whole decades in the church without ever having to step foot into Saint Lemeux general. The church also contains several enormous debate halls, as well as forums, courtrooms and senate floors. It was, after all, the center of political power in Lutetia for over five hundred years. These utilities, while architecturally connected to the central basilicae, are often referred to by a different name - The Palais des Saints. Nonetheless, they are considered a part of the Veres Manies central.
The heart of Saint Lemeux and the symbol of church strength in Lutetia, the Veres Manies remains one of the most impressive and daunting structures in the city. Despite multiple terrorists attacks and an arson which destroyed a third of the building hundreds of years ago, the church stands strong - proud and vigilant in the Lutetian skyline. It is said that no act of man can destroy it. Only the Wyrm itself is prophesied to level the superstructure at the Last Light (the Evequist version of the apocalypse), collapsing the monument after breaking free from its prison in the Void.
By then, of course, most of the world's population should already be dead.
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