Ecclesia (organization)

This page is about the organization. For the stage, see Ecclesia.

For other uses, see Ecclesia (disambiguation).

Ecclesia
Shanoa in the Ecclesia headquarters.
Series	Castlevania
Foundation	19th century
Headquarters	Ecclesia
Leader(s)	Barlowe
Agents	Albus Shanoa
Species	Humans
Capabilities	Use of magic and glyphs
Goal(s)	Destroy Dracula's soul and prevent his return
Type oforganization	Independent
Type ofheroes	Magicians, scholars
Appearances	Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

"The Ecclesia Clan was created for the purpose of eradicating Dracula. To this end, they research glyphs and other magical techniques."

— In-game description

Ecclesia is an organization in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia.

History

Ecclesia is one of many organizations founded in the 19th century with the objective of opposing Dracula. It was founded and led by Barlowe, who had come into possession of the remains of Dracula's soul. He is the creator of Dominus, the glyph said to be able to defeat Dracula once and for all. Albus was the Chief Researcher of this organization prior to his defection.

After Barlowe's betrayal and Albus's death, it is unknown if the organization was either disbanded or if its remaining members were absorbed into other groups. By the early 20th century, information on Ecclesia is scarce. In Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls, Charlotte Aulin states she has never heard of it in her lifetime of study, and Shanoa suspects the remaining elders of the organization deliberately buried its history due to Barlowe's true intentions for the glyphs being to resurrect Dracula. Seward confirms that Elgos only recently had learned of the group's existence.

Known members

Shanoa
A female warrior of the Order. She possesses the unique ability to absorb glyphs. She was saved by the Order at a young age; raised to be a trump card in Dracula's destruction. She loses both, her memory and emotions, as a result of a failed ritual to absorb Dominus (which was caused by Albus's defection).

Albus
One of the Order's Chief Researchers. Like Shanoa, Albus was raised by the Order from an early age. He thinks of Shanoa as his little sister, despite the fact they are not blood related.

Barlowe
Founder of the Order. He raised both, Shanoa and Albus, teaching and preparing them to fight against Dracula.

Trivia

• The name "Ecclesia" may refer to a Church, or more specifically, an orthodox Christian Church, as εκκλησία (pronounced ecc-le-se-a) in Greek means "church".
• Ecclesia was referenced in Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls when Elgos's backstory came up. Ironically, Elgos also ended up undergoing a similar fate to Ecclesia of being taken over by Dracula's forces by the time of the game.