Grail Movement Cult
The Grail Movement is a religious cult that follows the teachings of a German man named Oskar Ernst Bernhardt, who wrote under the pen name "Abd-ru-shin".
In May of 2008, a leader of the cult, Jiri Adam, was arrested for keeping five women as slaves in his home for 20 years. Just a month later, a cult member, Klara Mauerova, testified in court to torturing her two sons.
Fast Facts
- Collected writings of Abd-ru-shin: In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message
- Writings first published in mid-1920s
- Followers organized in Austria
- After Nazi regime the followers regrouped
- Over time groups emerged in Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Holland and parts of Africa1
- Celebrate three annual festivals1
- Followers are called "Crossbearers"1
- The group claims to have over 20,000 followers throughout the world1
- International headquarters in Austria
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