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A''' | A '''church''' was a building used for worship, often in relation to a [[religion]]. By extension, the word also was used to refer to a specific sect or religion. | ||
[[File:The Daemons Church destruction.png|thumb|Remains of the destroyed Devil's End church. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'')]] | [[File:The Daemons Church destruction.png|thumb|Remains of the destroyed Devil's End church. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'')]] | ||
Beneath [[St. Jude's Church]] in [[9th century]] a flask containing [[Fenric]] was buried. It | Beneath [[St. Jude's Church]] in [[9th century]] a flask containing [[Fenric]] was buried. It was uncovered in [[1943]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'') In the [[1970s]] the [[Azal]] located himself within a church in [[Devil's End]] following a confrontation between the [[Third Doctor]] and [[The Master (UNIT years)|the Master]]. His ultimate defeat by [[Jo Grant]] led to the church's destruction. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'') The Master later hid [[The Master's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] in the remains of the church. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'') The [[St Mary-in-the-Dust]] church, demolished in [[1840]], periodically reappeared on its original site. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Border Princes (novel)|Border Princes]]'') | ||
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. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') Several churches were 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]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking]]'') | 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. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') Several churches were 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]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking]]'') | ||
Donna Noble was to be married in [[St. Mary's Church (Chiswick)|St. Mary's Church]] in Chiswick. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | Donna Noble was to be married in [[St. Mary's Church (Chiswick)|St. Mary's Church]] in Chiswick. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') [[Wilfred Mott]] later visited a church and was spoken to by [[The Woman|a woman]]. The woman told him that the church had been a convent which [[The Doctor|a man]] in a [[The Doctor's TARDIS|blue box]] had saved from a demon which had fallen from the sky. The man was called "the sainted physician" and the blue box was pictured on a stained glass window in the church. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
[[St. Justinian]] in [[Stockbridge]] was left ruined by the [[Millennium Wars]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tides of Time (comic story)|The Tides of Time]]'') | [[St. Justinian]] in [[Stockbridge]] was left ruined by the [[Millennium Wars]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tides of Time (comic story)|The Tides of Time]]'') | ||
By the [[51st century]], [[the Church]] was a faith-based military organisation primarily responsible for interstellar security, | By the [[51st century]], [[the Church]] was a faith-based military organisation primarily responsible for interstellar security, protection of human populations, and special covert operations. Regular military ranks were replaced by offices such as Bishop, Cleric and Verger. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]'' / ''[[Flesh and Stone]]'') | ||
== Religions that | == Religions that were referred to as 'Churches' == | ||
* The [[Church of the Sycorax]] was a group of female [[Sycorax]] active in the early-[[21st century]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Widow's Curse (comic story)|The Widow's Curse]]'') | * The [[Church of the Sycorax]] was a group of female [[Sycorax]] active in the early-[[21st century]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Widow's Curse (comic story)|The Widow's Curse]]'') | ||
* The [[Church of the Foundation]] was a religion that existed in the [[Divergent Universe]]. It had monks as part of its membership. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Faith Stealer]]'') | * The [[Church of the Foundation]] was a religion that existed in the [[Divergent Universe]]. It had monks as part of its membership. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Faith Stealer]]'') | ||
* The [[Church of the Tin Vagabond]] was a religion that worshipped [[The Beast (The Impossible Planet)|the Beast]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Satan Pit]]'') | * The [[Church of the Tin Vagabond]] was a religion that worshipped [[The Beast (The Impossible Planet)|the Beast]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Satan Pit]]'') | ||
* The [[Church of the Way Forward]] was a religion in the [[40th century]] that worshipped a [[God|goddess]], ''the beauty that is the Universe. ''It disapproved of inter-species marriage. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Placebo Effect (novel)|Placebo Effect]]'') | * The [[Church of the Way Forward]] was a religion in the [[40th century]] that worshipped a [[God|goddess]], ''the beauty that is the Universe.'' It disapproved of inter-species marriage. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Placebo Effect (novel)|Placebo Effect]]'') | ||
* The [[Church of the Glorious Dead]] was a religion that, led by [[Sato Katsura|Cardinal Morningstar]], waged a holy war across [[Paradost]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Glorious Dead (comic story)|The Glorious Dead]]'') | * The [[Church of the Glorious Dead]] was a religion that, led by [[Sato Katsura|Cardinal Morningstar]], waged a holy war across [[Paradost]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Glorious Dead (comic story)|The Glorious Dead]]'') | ||
* The [[Church of the Grey]] was founded in the early [[21st century]]. This church went through several reformations during the | * The [[Church of the Grey]] was founded in the early [[21st century]]. This church went through several reformations during the religious upheavals on the planet [[Dellah]] in the [[26th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[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]] .([[PROSE]]: ''[[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]] .([[PROSE]]: ''[[Where Angels Fear]]'') | ||
