Editing Motherhouse

A '''motherhouse''' is a monastic community of the [[Faith of the Seven]] for [[septa]]s{{Ref|ASOS|22}}, [[silent sisters]],{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} and novices{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} similar to a [[w:Monastery|convent]]. The leader of the community bears the title of [[Mother]]. A similar community for men is called a [[septry]].

==History==
[[Humfrey I Teague]], [[King of the Rivers and the Hills]], founded [[sept]]s and motherhouses in the [[riverlands]] in his efforts to stamp out worship of the [[old gods]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}} [[Merle I Gardener]], [[King of the Reach]], encouraged construction of [[Septry|septries]], septs and motherhouses in the [[Reach]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Andals in the Reach}}

Princess [[Rhaella Targaryen (daughter of Aegon)|Rhaella Targaryen]] was a novice at the motherhouse attached the [[Starry Sept]] in [[Oldtown]]. Septa [[Karolyn]] prevented Ser [[Orryn Baratheon]] from absconding with the girl.{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}

Queen [[Elinor Costayne]] gave up all claims to nobility later in life, becoming Mother Elinor at the great motherhouse in [[Lannisport]].{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}

In {{Date|54}} Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] was hosted by [[silent sisters]] at their [[motherhouse in Oldtown]] for a day of prayer and contemplation.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

[[Maegelle Targaryen]] was a pious princess who became a [[septa]]. Her sister [[Saera Targaryen|Saera]], however, ran away from the Oldtown motherhouse in {{Date|85}} while still a novice.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] used [[Vhagar]] to destroy the motherhouse at [[Bechester]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Lady [[Jeyne Arryn]] died at the [[Motherhouse of Maris]] in [[Gulltown]] in {{Date|134}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

The journey of King [[Baelor I Targaryen]] to [[Dorne]] is remembered in songs popularized by septries and motherhouses.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
The great-aunt of Lady [[Ravella Swann|Ravella Smallwood]] is a septa at a motherhouse in [[Oldtown]]. Ravella sends her daughter, [[Carellen Smallwood]], to the city for safety during the [[War of the Five Kings]].{{Ref|ASOS|22}}

==References==
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[[Category:Religious buildings]]

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