Brotherhood of Cognizance

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The Brotherhood of Cognizance was a religious monastic order of the Naboo religion during the last few centuries of the Galactic Republic. They resided in a mountain sanctuary, and were made up of approximately twenty brothers. Maxiron Agolerga, the order's Pontifex, performed the secret wedding of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala. They used to celebrate rites in holy purple garments.

The Brotherhood of Cognizance was founded many centuries before the Clone Wars. There seems to have been many brothers at the time of the colonization of Naboo, but their number grew smaller and smaller through the centuries, until they were considered as an arcane order and mostly forgotten.

The Brotherhood focused on discipline and the accumulation and study of knowledge. They were a contemplative order, worshiping art in all its forms, such as poetry, music, paintings and aesthetics.

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[edit] Behind the scenes

The name Cognizance may be a play on words with the adjective cognizant; defined by Webster's dictionary as "a knowledge of something; especially through personal experience". Synonyms include mindful(ness) and aware(ness).

[edit] Appearances

• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (First appearance)

[edit] Sources

•  Maxiron Agolerga in the Databank (First identified as Brotherhood of Cognizance)