A War of Faith is a religiously inspired conflict launched by the Imperium at the order of the Adeptus Ministorum.

信仰战争是帝国根据国教教会的命令发起的一场宗教冲突。

Overview 概述

Often confused with a Crusade, a War of Faith is different in that a Crusade is ordered by the authority of the High Lords of Terra and generally involves the different military organizations of the Imperium including the Imperial Guard, the Imperial Navy, the Space Marines, and administrative staff from the Adeptus Terra and Ecclesiarchy. A War of Faith however is by the command of the Ecclesiarch alone and primarily concerns only members of the Adeptus Ministorum such as the Adepta Sororitas and Frateris Militia. Aside from this general distinction, the two overlap considerably and both seek the conquest of new territory, purging of heretics of the Imperial Cult, and the eradication of Xenos and Mutants. Wars of Faith can sometimes even be conducted against radical or heretical factions within the Ecclesiarchy itself.

信仰战争经常与远征相混淆，但它的不同之处在于，远征是由泰拉的高领主下令的，通常涉及帝国的不同军事组织，包括帝国卫队、帝国海军、星际战士以及中央政务部和国教的行政人员。然而，信仰战争仅由教宗指挥，主要只涉及国教教会的成员，如修女会和兄弟会民兵。除了这种普遍的区别之外，两者有很大的重叠，都寻求征服新的领土，清除帝国教派的异端，根除异型和变种人。信仰战争有时甚至可以针对教会内部的激进或异端派别进行。

Sometimes, a War of Faith may even be part of a greater Crusade and sometimes are assisted by other Imperial forces such as the Imperial Guard. Though when they are not, they are funded and conducted solely by the resources of the Ecclesiarchy. However though it is financed and ordered by the Ecclesiarch, he does not have total control over a War of Faith and it must be approved by the High Lords of Terra.

有时，信仰战争甚至可能是更大的远征的一部分，有时也会得到帝国卫队等其他帝国军队的协助。虽然他们没有，但他们完全由国教的资源资助和引导。然而，尽管它是由国教资助和命令的，但它并不能完全控制信仰战争，它必须得到泰拉高领主的批准。

The first War of Faith in the Imperium's history was in M32 against the rival faction to the Adeptus Ministorum, the Confederation of Light. Wars of Faith reached their peak during the Age of Redemption in M37-M38.

帝国历史上的第一次信仰战争发生在M32，对抗国教教会的敌对派系光明同盟。信仰战争在M37-M38的救赎时代达到了顶峰。

Known Wars of Faith 著名信仰战争

• War of the Beast 野兽战争

• Benedictine War 本笃战争

• War of the Confessor 告解者战争

• Cataclysm of Souls 灵魂巨变

• Orpheus Revolt 俄耳甫斯起义

• Promethean War 普罗米修斯战争

• War for Piety 虔诚之战

• The Defence of Dimmamar 迪马玛尔防御战

• Second Tyrannic War 第二次泰伦战争

• The Defence of San Leor 圣莱奥尔防御战

• The War of Faith of Dalomat de Montbard 达洛马·德·蒙巴德的信仰战争

• The Daemenor Crusade 戴梅诺远征

• The Defence of Sangua Terra during the Nachmund Rift War

• 纳克蒙德裂隙战争中的赤地星防御战