What happened to the Order of the Solar Temple?

Thus, on Oct. 4–5, 1994, 53 members of the Solar Temple in Canada and Switzerland were murdered or committed suicide, and the buildings in which they died were set on fire. The Solar Temple was one of several 20th-century New Religious Movements whose ends occurred in acts of murder-suicide.

Who is the leader of the Solar Temple?

Joseph Di Mambro
Swiss police confirm the death of Joseph Di Mambro, the leader of the Solar Temple.

Who founded the Order of the Solar Temple?

Luc Jouret
Joseph Di Mambro
Order of the Solar Temple/Founders

How many Knight Templars were there?

No precise numbers exist, but it is estimated that at the order’s peak there were between 15,000 and 20,000 Templars, of whom about a tenth were actual knights.

What is the Order of the Solar Temple cult?

The Order of the Solar Temple: A Suicide Cult. The Order of the Solar Temple (Ordre du Temple Solaire or OTS in French) was, and still is, a secret society based upon the ideals of the Knights Templar. The little known esoteric sect was founded by Joseph Di Mambro (pictured above with his daughter) and Luc Jouret .

What is the Order of the Solar Temple?

The Order of the Solar Temple, also known as Ordre du Temple Solaire (OTS) in French and the International Chivalric Organization of the Solar Tradition, or simply as The Solar Temple, is a secret society and sect that claims to be based upon the ideals of the Knights Templar.

What is the cult of the Sun?

Sun Cult. The burning desire to create is what brought the members of Sun Cult together, forging unforgettable hymns to Earth and Space, Creation and Destruction, Life and Death, Darkness and Light. Sun Cult is both sides of the coin, the looming shadow beneath a mountain under the relentless sun, a call to arms in times of peace and tranquility.

What is a Solar Temple?

The Solar Temple was founded in Geneva in 1984 by Luc Jouret, a homeopathic physician and New Age lecturer, and Joseph De Mambro. Its headquarters was later moved to Zürich, where a leadership council of 33 members presided, and regional lodges were set up to perform initiation ceremonies and other rites in Switzerland, Canada, and elsewhere.