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Founding of the Church of Satan
The Church of Satan was founded by LaVey on April 30, 1966 in San Francisco, California. This church is known as the oldest satanic church that exists and is recognized to be the most influential satanic church. -
Satanic Bible
The satanic bible was written by LaVey. This book is an accumulation of the essays and outlines of the ideas that LaVey had about Satanism. It contains the core values that come with this religious movement. -
Satanic Rituals Book
The book “Satanic Rituals” is published. This book acts as an addition to the Satanic Bible. In the book, there are 9 different rituals that are meant to be performed by a group that are discussed, along with an introduction paragraph to describe each ritual. -
LaVey's Passing
On October 29th, the leader of the church, LaVey, passed away. However, on his certificate of death, the death date is listed as October 31. Blanche Barton became the new leader temporarily. -
New High Priest
Peter H. Gilmore becomes the high priest of the church of satan. He was appointed by Blanch Barton. -
Moving of Headquarters
The church moves its headquarters from San Fransisco, CA to Poughkeepsie, NY. -
Social Media Presence
A website is created as a social media presence, which provides answers to many commonly asked questions about the religious movement.