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Church of Aphrodite

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  • Gleb Botkin - Birth

    Gleb Botkin - Birth

    Gleb Botkin was born in the year 1900, he was the founder of The Church of Aphrodite.
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    Central Concept

    Botkin's central concept in his metaphysics is Love in which he defines not as an emotion but "energy". Botkin believed that this "energy" engenders all beings.
  • The Church of Aphrodite

    The Church of Aphrodite

    The Church of Aphrodite was a religious group founded in the year 1939 by Gleb Botkin and in this year it was also officially recognized by the state as the first Pagan religious group.
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    Beliefs

    The Church believed in a singular female goddess, Aphrodite. She was recognized as the Greek Goddess of Love.
  • Printed source

    Printed source

    In Search of Reality written and published by Gleb Botkin in the 1960s is the only known printed source of the Church of Aphrodite.
  • Death

    Death

    In the year 1969 Gleb Botkin died and so did The Church of Aphrodite.