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In one instance on [[Earth]] a sentience inhabited a church in the town of [[Cheldon Bonniface]], known as [[Saul]] he inhabited the church and was able to exert an amount of influence on the church's congregation. ([[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') Several churches have often been places of significance on [[Earth]], not just as meaningful locations of worship, but in other guises. [[St. Mary's Church (Cardiff)|St. Mary's Church]] in [[Cardiff]] was used as a location to hide a [[resurrection gauntlet]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking]]'') | In one instance on [[Earth]] a sentience inhabited a church in the town of [[Cheldon Bonniface]], known as [[Saul]] he inhabited the church and was able to exert an amount of influence on the church's congregation. ([[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') Several churches have often been places of significance on [[Earth]], not just as meaningful locations of worship, but in other guises. [[St. Mary's Church (Cardiff)|St. Mary's Church]] in [[Cardiff]] was used as a location to hide a [[resurrection gauntlet]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking]]'') | ||
[[St. Justinian]] in [[Stockbridge]] was left ruined by the [[Millennium Wars]]. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Tides of Time]]'') | [[St. Justinian]] in [[Stockbridge]] was left ruined by the [[Millennium Wars]]. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Tides of Time]]'') | ||
By the [[51st century]], the Church is a faith-based military organisation primarily responsible for interstellar security, protecting human populations, and special covert operations. Regular military ranks have been replaced by offices such as Bishop, Cleric and Verger ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]'', ''[[Flesh and Stone]]'') | |||
==Religions That Are Referred to as 'Churches'== | ==Religions That Are Referred to as 'Churches'== | ||
*The [[Church of the Sycorax]] was a group of female [[Sycorax]] active in the early-[[21st century]]. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Widow's Curse]]'') | *The [[Church of the Sycorax]] was a group of female [[Sycorax]] active in the early-[[21st century]]. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Widow's Curse]]'') | ||
Revision as of 19:23, 1 May 2010
Church was the term for a building that was used for worship, often in relation to religion. The term 'church' could also be used in relation to a specific religion.
Beneath St. Jude's Church in 9th century a flask containing Fenric was buried, it would later be uncovered in the 1943. (DW: The Curse of Fenric) In the 1970s the Azal located himself within a church in Devil's End, following a confrontation between the Doctor, the Master and his ultimate defeat by Jo Grant lead to the church's destruction. (DW: The Dæmons) The Master later hid his TARDIS in the remains of the church. (EDA: The Eight Doctors) The St Mary-in-the-Dust church was demolished in 1840 periodically reappears on its original site. (TWN: Border Princes)
In one instance on Earth a sentience inhabited a church in the town of Cheldon Bonniface, known as Saul he inhabited the church and was able to exert an amount of influence on the church's congregation. (NA: Timewyrm: Revelation) Several churches have often been places of significance on Earth, not just as meaningful locations of worship, but in other guises. St. Mary's Church in Cardiff was used as a location to hide a resurrection gauntlet. (TW: Dead Man Walking)
St. Justinian in Stockbridge was left ruined by the Millennium Wars. (DWM: The Tides of Time)
By the 51st century, the Church is a faith-based military organisation primarily responsible for interstellar security, protecting human populations, and special covert operations. Regular military ranks have been replaced by offices such as Bishop, Cleric and Verger (DW: The Time of Angels, Flesh and Stone)
Religions That Are Referred to as 'Churches'
- The Church of the Sycorax was a group of female Sycorax active in the early-21st century. (DWM: The Widow's Curse)
- The Church of the Foundation was a religion that existed in the Divergent Universe which had Monks as part of its membership. (BFA: Faith Stealer)
- The Church of the Tin Vagabond was a religion that worshipped the Beast. (DW: The Satan Pit)
- The Church of the Way Forward, a religion which existed in the 40th century that worshipped a Goddess disapproved of inter-species marriage. (EDA: Placebo Effect)
- The Church of the Glorious Dead was a religion that; lead by Cardinal Morningstar lead a holy war across Paradost. (DWM: The Glorious Dead)
- At some point before the 26th century the Church of the Grey was founded. This church went through several reformations during the religions upheavals on the planet Dellah. (BNA: Where Angels Fear)
- The Church of Maa'lon also existed around the 26th century and underwent a significant increase in followers on the planet Dellah, several of its members met a being claiming to be Maa'lon (BNA: Where Angels Fear)
