Ministry of Abnegation

The Ministry of Abnegation was a ministry of the Covenant, formed alongside the empire in around 852 BCE.

Ministers

 * Vice minister Alo Sebukah: The final vice minister of the Ministry of Abnegation.

Role
They had oversight of the Ascetics, after one of the terms of the Writ of Union dictated that the Sangheili's original Ascetic guard was to be dissolved and reconstituted into the San'Shyuum-controlled ministry.

Writ of Union
The Ministry of Abnegation was formed around the time the Writ of Union was formed. Under the terms of the Union the Ascetics were dissolved and reconstituted under the then-newly formed Ministry, where for centuries the Ascetics served.

Great Schism
Following the demise of the Covenant and its ministries during the Great Schism, the Ascetics were revived as an independent order by Sangheili warriors.

Trivia
Abnegation to deny or renounce something, which fits with the Asceticism's role of self-denial.