Materine Establishment Act of 2025
Royal Decree-Law No. VIII-2025-06
On the Establishment of the Materine Church of Navassa
Issued under the Authority of Her Majesty Marie-Adélina the First, Sovereign of the Kingdom of Navassa
In the exercise of Our Prerogative Royal, guided by the enduring wisdom of the Divine Mother and the consent of Our Crown Council assembled, Do hereby decree, ordain, and enact the following Decree-Law:
ARTICLE I – Of the Established Faith
The Kingdom of Navassa hereby establishes Materine Orthodoxy—the veneration of the Divine Feminine, as manifest in the Great Mother, under Her many names and aspects—as the established faith of the Kingdom, in recognition of Her eternal guidance, nurturing spirit, and generative power.
The Materine Church of Navassa is hereby recognized as the Mother Church of the Materine Communion, charged with preserving its sacred teachings, leading its rites, and embodying its divine mission throughout the Realm and beyond.
ARTICLE II – Of the Supreme Head
The Sovereign of Navassa shall serve as the secular head of the Materine Church of Navassa.
The Sovereign of Navassa shall serve as the symbolic head of the Materine Communion, protector of its traditions, and earthly reflection of Her divine stewardship. The Sovereign and their Successors shall retain the ceremonial title ‘Defender of the Faith’ in the register of their official title and style.
The Sovereign shall safeguard the unity of the Materine Communion, convene Church Materine Synods and appoint its leader or Secretary General as deemed necessary, and serve as final arbiter in matters of faith and ecclesiastical governance.
ARTICLE III – Of Ecclesiastical Governance
The Materine Church of Navassa shall be governed through a sacred hierarchy that combines structural clarity and cosmic liturgy, reflecting both terrestrial stewardship and celestial mystery.
The senior clerical office of the Church shall be the Primate Materine, appointed with Royal Assent and entrusted with spiritual and administrative oversight of the Church throughout the Kingdom and, through it, the Materine Communion.
Subordinate to Primate Materine shall be the following clerical ranks:
Archcuratrix, Archcurator, or Archcurate, appointed to lead various High Custodies and sacred duties of compassion;
Curatrix, Curator, or Curate, ordained to lead worship and perform rites within local Sanctuaries or congregations;
Mother, Father, or Guardian, entrusted to lead Hearths or household shrines.
All ecclesiastical offices within the Materine Communion are open to persons of all genders, as the Divine Mother manifests in multitudes.
ARTICLE IV – Of Rites and Symbols
The sacred rites of Materism shall be enshrined in a book of devotions and prayers, authorized by the Sovereign and in agreement with the Church Materine Synod, including liturgies, prayers, feast days, and ancestral commemorations.
The Rose Star and the Conch Shell are declared sacred symbols of the Materine Communion and shall be borne upon ecclesiastical vestments and seals.
ARTICLE V – Of Recognition, Respect, and Rights
No subject shall be compelled to worship, nor penalized for divergence in belief.
The Grand Charter of the Realm shall remain intact and guarantee that the Materine Church or Communion shall not infringe upon the rights of worship, conscience, or religious expression among the People of the Realm.
