The Black House was a Victorian mansion that formerly stood at 6114 California St. in San Francisco. The house was used by Anton LaVey as the headquarters of his Church of Satan from 1966 until his death in 1997. LaVey conducted Satanic seminars and rituals at the house; one of the most notorious such rituals was the Satanic baptism of his daughter Zeena Schreck in 1967, punctuated by LaVey speaking the words "Hail, Satan!" over the nude body of a Satanic priestess. Public ceremonies were performed at the house until 1972. LaVey lost ownership of the house in 1991 as the result of a divorce settlement, but he was able to sell it to a sympathetic individual and continued to reside there until his death. Following LaVey's death, members of the Church of Satan attempted unsuccessfully to raise funds to repurchase the house, and it was demolished on October 17, 2001. Anton Szandor LaVey Anton Szandor LaVey (born Howard Stanton Levey, 11 April 1930 – 29 October 1997), was the founder and High Priest of the Church of Satan, author of The Satanic Bible, and creator of the philosophy known as LaVeyan Satanism. ... Church of Satan The Church of Satan is an atheist organization that promotes Satanism as strictly defined by The Satanic Bible, written in 1969 by Anton Szandor LaVey. ...
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