Church of Satan

international organization dedicated to the religion of Satanism
Organization religious_organization Q37087
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Church of Satan

Summary

Church of Satan is a religious organization[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of religious_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (816 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Church of Satan's religion is recorded as Satanism[3].
  • Church of Satan is located in Dutchess County[4].
  • Church of Satan is in the country of United States[5].
  • Church of Satan's image is recorded as Baphosimb.svg[6].
  • Church of Satan's instance of is recorded as religious organization[7].
  • Church of Satan's official language is recorded as English[8].
  • Church of Satan's founder is recorded as Anton LaVerga[9].
  • Church of Satan's founder is recorded as Diane Hegarty[10].
  • Church of Satan's headquarters location is recorded as Poughkeepsie[11].
  • Church of Satan's subclass of is recorded as church with cemetery[12].
  • Church of Satan's part of is recorded as LaVeyan Satanism[13].
  • Church of Satan's Commons category is recorded as Church of Satan[14].
  • Church of Satan's industry is recorded as religious congregations and associations[15].
  • Church of Satan's foundational text is recorded as The Satanic Bible[16].
  • +1966-04-30T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Church of Satan[17].
  • Church of Satan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dm_t[18].
  • Church of Satan's location of formation is recorded as Black House[19].
  • Church of Satan's official website is recorded as http://www.churchofsatan.com[20].
  • Church of Satan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Church of Satan[21].
  • Church of Satan's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Church-of-Satan[22].
  • Church of Satan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Church of Satan'}[23].
  • Church of Satan's different from is recorded as The Satanic Temple[24].
  • Church of Satan's X is recorded as ChurchofSatan[25].
  • Church of Satan's Facebook username is recorded as ChurchOfSatanOfficial[26].
  • Church of Satan's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03306133n[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Anton LaVerga[9] and Diane Hegarty[10]. +1966-04-30T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Church of Satan[17]. Its location of formation is recorded as Black House[19].

Identity

Church of Satan's part of is recorded as LaVeyan Satanism[13].

Operations

Church of Satan's headquarters location is recorded as Poughkeepsie[11].

Industry

Church of Satan's industry is recorded as religious congregations and associations[15].

Why It Matters

Church of Satan ranks in the top 6% of religious_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (816 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . youtube.com. youtube.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . youtube.com. youtube.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · PARAKANYAA · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of church with cemetery
    Founder Anton LaVerga, Diane Hegarty
    Industry religious congregations and associations
    Location of formation Black House
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2813]]: [[Q139591212]]"
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