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Anton Szandor LaVey [1] (born Howard Stanton Levey; April 11, 1930 – October 29, 1997) was an American author, musician, and LaVeyan Satanist. [2] He was the founder of the Church of Satan , the philosophy of LaVeyan Satanism , and the concept of Satanism .
Church founder Karla LaVey during a "Black X-Mass" celebration in 2012. On Walpurgisnacht, April 30, 1966, Anton LaVey founded the "Satanic Church" (which he would later rename the "Church of Satan"). On October 29, 1997, Anton LaVey died of pulmonary edema. On November 7, 1997, Karla held a press conference to announce Anton's death. [5]
After Anton Szandor LaVey's death on October 29, 1997, the role of High Priest was empty for some time. On November 7, 1997 [ 55 ] Karla LaVey made a press release about continuing the church with fellow high priestess Blanche Barton .
The house was used by Anton LaVey as the headquarters of his Church of Satan, from 1966 until his death in 1997. [1] [2] It was a few blocks from the edge of the Presidio of San Francisco near the middle of the Richmond District. [2]
LaVeyan Satanism is the name given to the form of Satanism promoted by American occultist and author Anton LaVey (1930–1997). LaVey founded the Church of Satan (CoS) in 1966 in San Francisco.
Zeena was born in San Francisco on November 19 1963 to Anton LaVey and Diane Hegarty, co-founders of the Church of Satan.On May 23, 1967, three-year-old Zeena had the first and most highly publicized Satanic baptism in history performed by her father.
Hegarty, also known as Diane LaVey and Diana Hall, [2] [5] [6] was born July 10, 1942. As well as being a self-described sorceress , Diane was co-founder with Anton LaVey of the Church of Satan and served as High Priestess for approximately 25 years.
Karla Maritza LaVey (born July 31, 1952) is the daughter and eldest child of Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey. She is an American radio host, former high priestess of her father's organization and founder and administrator of the First Satanic Church in San Francisco, California .