Faith of the Moon

Background
The Faith of the Moon was a cult founded in 700 in North-West Europe by Achille Jullien, a heretic preacher.

The cult gained a lot of reputation and followers in the following years, especially during the first half of the 11th century.

Believes
The Faith of the Moon follows a scripture written by Achille Jullien who was considered to be a prophet of the Faith of the Moon. The scripture is named 'Scripta Luna'.

The Scripta Luna tells the story of the Earth which was created by a God who resides on the moon. All spirits that have followed the word of this God will join him on the moon whilst all those who behaved against the God will be destroyed. The Scripta Luna further encourages religious rituals such as the sacrificing of a virgin at the first full moon of the calendar year and the drinking of wolf blood at the Feast of the First Full Moon as the wolf has been described as a source of power in the Scripta Luna.

Downfall
The 11th century was the biggest boost but also the downfall of the Faith of the Moon. The execution of the cult authority Gustave Vigouroux by Pierre the Inquisitor and the Roman Catholic Church in 1025 caused the Faith of the Moon to assemble and declare war on France many decades later in 1083. The heretic army was defeated near Bray-Dunes in 1084. The following years were the last years for the Faith of the Moon. Followers were executed by the Inquisition and soon the cult was just a footnote in history