The Coronation of the Jinavian Emperor is a religious ceremony of the Jinavian Church in which the Emperor of Jinavia is crowned and invested with regalia, then anointed with chrism and formally blessed by the church to commence his reign. While months or even years could pass between the initial accession of the sovereign and the performance of this ritual, church policy holds that the monarch must be anointed and crowned according to the Jinavian rite to have a successful tenure. This service investes the Emperors with political legitimacy; however, this was not its only intent. It is equally perceived as conferring a genuine spiritual benefit that mystically weds sovereign to subjects, bestowing divine authority upon the new ruler. Even when the imperial capital is not located at St. Ba