The Sangreal Doctrine

The Sangreal Doctrine is the core of the Sangreal religion. It was preached by Henry Kirk Abbott throughout the Puget Sound region in the 1840s-1850s. With the help of Alice Mayfield, he later founded the Aurelian Church.

According to the doctrine, Joseph of Arimathea brought Mary Magdalene and her baby daughter to Britain following the crucifixication. Accompanying them was the former legionaire Longinus and four relics that included what became known as the Holy Grail. This daughter gave birth to four sons and four daughters of which the oldest, Aurelius is the immortal now called Benedict Aurelius- the Bendevi.

As the blood descendent of the Christ, the Bendevi's immortality was imparted upon him in order to allow him to achieve the Great Work that was destroyed by Peter and the other apostles. His siblings were not immortal but granted the power of command of the seven most mighty archangels and the Haalayt are their descendents.

The Sangreal Doctrine was constantly being updated and revised by Henry Kirk Abbott until his death. From his papers, his daughters Mary and Lilian assembled the Keys of the Kerubim, which is regarded as Holy Scripture within the Aurelian Church.

In 2005, about 25% of Cascadia are at least nominally members of the Aurelian Church with 5-10% of Cascadia zealously believing the Sangreal Doctrine to be a literal accounting of the Bendevi's ancestry.