Assignment. New Religious Movements

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  • LaVey formed the governing body of the Church of Satan

    In the 1960s Anton Szandor LaVey formed a group called the Order of the Trapezoid, which later became the governing body of the Church of Satan.

  • Founded

    Founded in San Fransisco by Anton Szandor LaVey

  • First Satanic Wedding Ceremony

    The Church conducted its first public Satanic wedding ceremony, attracting media attention and establishing its presence in popular culture.

  • Satanic Bible

    LaVey published The Satanic Bible, outlining the philosophy and rituals of the Church, which became a foundational text for modern Satanism.

  • Documentary of the Group: Satanis

    The Church of Satan was the subject of a number of books, magazine and newspaper articles during the 1960s and 1970s. It is also the subject of a documentary, Satanis (1970).
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    Church faced internal dissent and a series of schisms.

    Starting in the early 1970s, the Church faced internal dissent and a series of schisms.

  • Attempt to Establish the Church

    One attempt to establish the church abroad was done in connection with Maarten Lamers of the Netherlands who read The Satanic Bible and in 1971 flew to San Francisco to meet LaVey.

  • Switched weekly ritual meeting locations

    In 1972, LaVey stopped holding weekly rituals at the Black House and announced these would be done at the local grottos.

  • Put an end to all regional organizations, report elsewhere.

    Then on September 27, 1974, he declared the end of all regional organizations and that individual members and grottos should report to the Church's Central Grotto in San Francisco.

  • Formation of the Temple

    A schism led by Michael Aquino resulted in the formation of the Temple of Set, a separate organization with differing beliefs and practices.
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    Offshoot world church of satanic liberation

    A later, more resilient offshoot was the World Church of Satanic Liberation, which ran from 1986 to 2011.

  • High Priest's Death

    LaVey was the church's High Priest's death.

  • New appointed High Priest, then church's headquarters were moved

    In 2001, Peter H. Gilmore was appointed to the position of high priest, and the church's headquarters were moved to Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City.