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[[File:Praxedes.jpg|thumb|A Canoness of the Adepta Sororitas]]
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[[Image:CanonessArt8th.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Canoness{{Fn|13}}]]
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A '''Canoness''' is a command position within the [[Adepta Sororitas]], above a [[Palatine]] and below a [[Prioress]].{{Fn|2b}}
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A '''Canoness''' is a command position within the [[Adepta Sororitas]], above a [[Palatine (Adepta Sororitas)|Palatine]] and below a [[Prioress]].{{Fn|2b}}
  
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==Roles and Responsibilities==
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==Overview==
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Inside the [[Orders Militant]], the Canoness is a veteran Battle Sister who has risen through the ranks to eventually command an entire order through their qualities of command, leadership, and sound tactical and strategic knowledge, as well as no small amount of faith. A Canoness is generally the most experienced warrior in the Order, as well as a great spiritual leader. She aims to inspire great devotion in her followers, and in a combat environment can always be found at the front, leading the faithful in battle-hymns.{{Fn|1b}}
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Within the [[Orders Militant]], a Canoness is a veteran Battle Sister who has risen through the ranks to eventually command an entire order through their qualities of command, leadership, and sound tactical and strategic knowledge, as well as no small amount of faith. A Canoness is generally the most experienced warrior in the Order, as well as a great spiritual leader. She aims to inspire great devotion in her followers, and in a combat environment can always be found at the front, leading the faithful in battle-hymns.{{Fn|1b}} To become a Canoness, they need not only battlefield prowess and faith in the Emperor but also tactical genius.{{Fn|13}} A Canoness also oversees the day-to-day activities of the sisters under her command, leads her sisters in prayer, and performs rites of initiation for new sisters to the order.{{Fn|2b}}
  
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A Canoness also oversees the day-to-day activities of the sisters under her command, leads her sisters in prayer, and performs rites of initiation for new sisters to the order.{{Fn|2b}}
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A Canoness is officially outranked by the Prioress of her order's convent, but the Prioress may come from any of the orders of the Adepta Sororitas attached to that convent, and thus is not always from the Orders Militant. Because of this, the Prioress may often defer to a Canoness on military matters.{{Fn|2b}}
  
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A Canoness is officially outranked by the Prioress of her order's convent, but the Prioress may come from any of the orders of the Adepta Sororitas attached to that convent, and thus is not always from the Orders Militant. Because of this, the Prioress may often defer to a Canoness on military matters.{{Fn|2b}}
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While it is up to [[Ecclesiarchy]] religious figures to declare a [[War of Faith]], it falls to Canonesses to oversee their actual executions. As communication and movements in the Imperium can take decades or even centuries, Canonesses have little oversight during their campaigns and must often rely on her own judgement to carry out the Emperor's will. A Canoness must also juggle the many pleas for aid that reach her sanctuary, choosing which crisis to respond to.{{Fn|13}}
  
 
==Variations in Rank Structure==
 
==Variations in Rank Structure==
 
While the smaller lesser orders may only have a single Canoness to lead the entire order, the larger orders, which often number in the thousands, break this rank down further for organizational purposes.{{Fn|1b}}
 
While the smaller lesser orders may only have a single Canoness to lead the entire order, the larger orders, which often number in the thousands, break this rank down further for organizational purposes.{{Fn|1b}}
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*'''Canoness Commander''': Commands a commandery of approximately two hundred sisters.
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*'''Canoness Commander''': Commands a [[commandery]] of approximately two hundred sisters.
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*'''Canoness Preceptor''': Commands a preceptory of approximately one thousand sisters.
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*'''Canoness Preceptor''': Commands a [[preceptory]] of approximately one thousand sisters.
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*'''Canoness Superior''': Commander of the entire order.
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*'''Canoness Superior''': Commander of the entire order and oversees a [[War of Faith]] at the behest of the [[Ecclesiarch]].{{Fn|13}}
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Traditionally, a Canoness of a lesser order is outranked by a Canoness of the major order from which the lesser order was formed.{{Fn|1b}}
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Traditionally, a Canoness of a lesser order is outranked by a Canoness of the major order from which the lesser order was formed.{{Fn|1b}} The "lesser" Canonesses traditionally oversee the spiritual and physical training of Sisters in their sanctuary. They lead combat drills, prayers, and rituals as well as commanding their warriors in battle.{{Fn|13}}
  
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==Notable Canonesses==
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==Known Canonesses==
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*[[Ada]]{{Fn|17}}
 
*[[Agnes]] - [[Order of Our Martyred Lady]]{{Fn|5}}
 
*[[Agnes]] - [[Order of Our Martyred Lady]]{{Fn|5}}
 
*[[Aspira]] - Canoness and [[Saint]] of the [[Order of the Bloody Rose]] who liberated a hundred worlds.{{Fn|1a}}
 
*[[Aspira]] - Canoness and [[Saint]] of the [[Order of the Bloody Rose]] who liberated a hundred worlds.{{Fn|1a}}
 
*[[Astra]] - [[Order of the Silver Lilly]]{{Fn|6}}
 
*[[Astra]] - [[Order of the Silver Lilly]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Aurea (Canoness)|Aurea]] - [[Order of the Valorous Heart]]{{Fn|12}}
 
*[[Chrisima]] - [[Order of the Argent Shroud]]
 
*[[Chrisima]] - [[Order of the Argent Shroud]]
 
*[[Dorothea]] - [[Order of the Maurdlin Countenance]]{{Fn|6}}
 
*[[Dorothea]] - [[Order of the Maurdlin Countenance]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Danicia]] - [[Order of the Bloody Rose]]{{Fn|18}}
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*[[Elivia]] - [[Order of Our Martyred Lady]]{{Fn|11}}
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*[[Gertra Swinnlan]] - [[Order of the Bloody Rose]]
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*[[Corinn Hrethnar]] - [[Order of the Bloody Rose]]
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*[[Jada-Kyn]]{{Fn|14}}
 
*[[Jasmine]] - [[Order of the Bloody Rose]]
 
*[[Jasmine]] - [[Order of the Bloody Rose]]
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*[[Joghilde]] - [[Order of Our Martyred Lady]]
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*[[Junith Eruita]] - Canoness Superior of the [[Order of Our Martyred Lady]]{{Fn|9}}
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*[[Larenta]] - [[Order of Our Martyred Lady]]{{Fn|18}}
 
*[[Lunaria]] - [[Order of the Vermilion Hand]]
 
*[[Lunaria]] - [[Order of the Vermilion Hand]]
 
*[[Persphone Sheng]] - [[Order of the Ebon Chalice]]{{Fn|7}}
 
*[[Persphone Sheng]] - [[Order of the Ebon Chalice]]{{Fn|7}}
 
*[[Magda Grace]] - [[Order of the Sacred Rose]]
 
*[[Magda Grace]] - [[Order of the Sacred Rose]]
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*[[Mari]] - Canoness Superior and [[Saint]] of the [[Order of the Bloody Rose]].{{Fn|}}
 
*[[Praxedes]] - Canoness and [[Saint]] of the [[Order of Our Martyred Lady]] who martyred herself to allow others to escape the [[Tyranids]].{{Fn|2a}}
 
*[[Praxedes]] - Canoness and [[Saint]] of the [[Order of Our Martyred Lady]] who martyred herself to allow others to escape the [[Tyranids]].{{Fn|2a}}
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*[[Rosemaera Grace]] - [[Order of the Argent Shroud]]{{Fn|15}}
 
*[[Sariah]] - [[Order of the Sacred Rose]]
 
*[[Sariah]] - [[Order of the Sacred Rose]]
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*[[Sarida]] - [[Order of the Ebon Chalice]]{{Fn|16}}
 
*[[Selena Agna]] - Canoness of a preceptory of the [[Order of the Sacred Rose]] at [[Kaurava]].{{Fn|3}}
 
*[[Selena Agna]] - Canoness of a preceptory of the [[Order of the Sacred Rose]] at [[Kaurava]].{{Fn|3}}
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*[[Serita]] - [[Order of Our Martyred Lady]]{{Fn|10}}
 
*[[Soifa]]
 
*[[Soifa]]
 
*[[Temperance Blaise]] - Fought in the [[War of Beasts]]
 
*[[Temperance Blaise]] - Fought in the [[War of Beasts]]
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==Images==
 
==Images==
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<gallery heights="180px" widths="240px" mode="packed" caption="">
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<gallery heights=250 mode="packed">
 
CanonessMini.jpg|Canoness Miniature{{Fn|4}}
 
CanonessMini.jpg|Canoness Miniature{{Fn|4}}
 
Canoness8th.jpg|Canoness miniature (8th Edition){{Fn|8}}
 
Canoness8th.jpg|Canoness miniature (8th Edition){{Fn|8}}
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*{{Endn|8}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/08/29/breaking-news-sisters-psykers-and-skeletonsgw-homepage-post-4/  Warhammer Community: Breaking News: Sisters, Psykers and Skeletons (Posted 29/8/2019)] (Last Accessed 29 August 2019)
 
*{{Endn|8}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/08/29/breaking-news-sisters-psykers-and-skeletonsgw-homepage-post-4/  Warhammer Community: Breaking News: Sisters, Psykers and Skeletons (Posted 29/8/2019)] (Last Accessed 29 August 2019)
 
*{{Endn|9}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/11/13/sisters-of-battle-beyond-the-boxgw-homepage-post-1/ Warhammer Community: Sisters of Battle: Beyond the Box (Posted 13 November 2019)] (Last accessed 11/14/2019)
 
*{{Endn|9}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/11/13/sisters-of-battle-beyond-the-boxgw-homepage-post-1/ Warhammer Community: Sisters of Battle: Beyond the Box (Posted 13 November 2019)] (Last accessed 11/14/2019)
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*{{Endn|10}}: [[Psychic Awakening: Faith and Fury]], pgs. 14-15
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*{{Endn|11}}: [[Mark of Faith (Novel)]], Book 1 Chapter 1
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*{{Endn|12}}: [[Champions, All (Short Story)]]
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*{{Endn|13}}: [[Codex: Adepta Sororitas (8th Edition)]], pg. 42
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*{{Endn|14}}: [[White Dwarf February 2020]], pg. 59
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*{{Endn|15}}: [[Psychic Awakening: War of the Spider]], pg. 20
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*{{Endn|16}}: [[White Dwarf 454]], pgs. 24-25
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*{{Endn|17}}: [[White Dwarf 455]], pgs. 60-63 - ''[[Faith Undimmed (Short Story)]]''
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*{{Endn|18}}: [[Codex: Black Templars (9th Edition)]], pgs. 24-25
  
 
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A Canoness[13]

A Canoness is a command position within the Adepta Sororitas, above a Palatine and below a Prioress.[2b]

Overview

Within the Orders Militant, a Canoness is a veteran Battle Sister who has risen through the ranks to eventually command an entire order through their qualities of command, leadership, and sound tactical and strategic knowledge, as well as no small amount of faith. A Canoness is generally the most experienced warrior in the Order, as well as a great spiritual leader. She aims to inspire great devotion in her followers, and in a combat environment can always be found at the front, leading the faithful in battle-hymns.[1b] To become a Canoness, they need not only battlefield prowess and faith in the Emperor but also tactical genius.[13] A Canoness also oversees the day-to-day activities of the sisters under her command, leads her sisters in prayer, and performs rites of initiation for new sisters to the order.[2b]

A Canoness is officially outranked by the Prioress of her order's convent, but the Prioress may come from any of the orders of the Adepta Sororitas attached to that convent, and thus is not always from the Orders Militant. Because of this, the Prioress may often defer to a Canoness on military matters.[2b]

While it is up to Ecclesiarchy religious figures to declare a War of Faith, it falls to Canonesses to oversee their actual executions. As communication and movements in the Imperium can take decades or even centuries, Canonesses have little oversight during their campaigns and must often rely on her own judgement to carry out the Emperor's will. A Canoness must also juggle the many pleas for aid that reach her sanctuary, choosing which crisis to respond to.[13]

Variations in Rank Structure

While the smaller lesser orders may only have a single Canoness to lead the entire order, the larger orders, which often number in the thousands, break this rank down further for organizational purposes.[1b]

  • Canoness Commander: Commands a commandery of approximately two hundred sisters.
  • Canoness Preceptor: Commands a preceptory of approximately one thousand sisters.
  • Canoness Superior: Commander of the entire order and oversees a War of Faith at the behest of the Ecclesiarch.[13]

Traditionally, a Canoness of a lesser order is outranked by a Canoness of the major order from which the lesser order was formed.[1b] The "lesser" Canonesses traditionally oversee the spiritual and physical training of Sisters in their sanctuary. They lead combat drills, prayers, and rituals as well as commanding their warriors in battle.[13]

Known Canonesses

Images

  • Canoness Miniature[4]

  • Canoness miniature (8th Edition)[8]

  • Canoness miniature (8th Edition)[9]

Sources


Adepta Sororitas Forces
Command Canoness • Sororitas Command Squad • Palatine • Sister Superior • Sister Hospitaller • Sister Dialogus • Sister Famulous • Imagifier • Reliquant at Arms • Dogmata • Hagiolater • Ministorum Priest (Confessor • Missionary) • Ecclesiarchy Battle Conclave (Crusader • Death Cult Assassin • Arco-Flagellant)
Elites Celestian (Celestian Sacresant) • Sisters Repentia (Repentia Superior) • Sister Oblatia
Troops Battle Sister • Seraphim • Zephyrim • Dominion • Retributor • Novitiate
Walkers Penitent Engine • Mortifier • Anchorite • Paragon Warsuit
Vehicles Castigator Battle Tank • Rhino • Immolator • Repressor • Exorcist • Mobile Cathedral
Aircraft Avenger Strike Fighter • Lightning Strike • Thunderhawk • Aquila Lander • Arvus Lighter
Characters Saint Celestine • Morvenn Vahl • Aestred Thurga • Agathae Dolan • Uriah Jacobus • Ephrael Stern • Geminae Superia • Junith Eruita

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