Castel Sant' Angelo

The Castel Sant' Angelo or 'Castle of Angels' is the major defensive structure for the Vatican, having been converted in 401 AD from a tomb for Emperor Hadrian into a military barracks and fortress. The structure was later included in the walls under Emperor Flavian and was subsequently used by medieval and Renaissance Popes as a place of refuge during a crises or war.
== Facts: ==
-Today, the Castel Sant' Angelo is the major Chantry for all the members of the Order of Archangels in southern France and the Northern Mediterranean.
-The Orders of Priests and Warriors also have a presence within the fortress, but it is clear that the Archangels run things within the walls of the barracks.
-The barracks has secret tunnels that lead to and fro within the Vatican, and Rome at large. There are also several weapons and equipment storehouses within the Castel as well.
-The modern Castel is not some empty building, full of dust and old weapons. The Archangels have outfitted some of the deeper levels of the Castel with surveillance and monitoring equipment. They have multiple international data feeds and satallite capabilities.
-The Castel has suffered from a string of lightning attacks throughout history. The Archangels of the Castel have grown superstitious about this and have come to believe that the lightning strikes are judgements from Heaven. Specifically, they believe that when lightning strikes the Castel, it is a sign that the Archangels have somehow failed in their duties.
-The collapse of St. Peters during the reign of Pope Alexander IV (ie, Rodrigo Borgia) was also seen by the Order as a kind of judgement upon the Archangels for their failure to staunch Roman vice and corruption. In more recent times the retirement of Pope Benedict has also been viewed as a moral shortcoming for the Angelic Order.
-The Archangels themselves do not grow dismayed when these attacks of lightning occur. They believe it is a sign from above to mobilize and encourage them. Because of these strikes, the Archangels have now rebolstered their presence within the Vatican and have begun purging all of Rome of anything that smacks of Infernalism and corruption.
== References: ==
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castel_Sant%27Angelo
-http://www.castles.org/castles/Europe/Western_Europe/Italy/San%20Angelo/
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