OUR ORDER
Our Order is born as an initiatory organization in Italy, almost a decade ago.
After years of initiatory works, the Order founds a new religious approach named Samaelism and publishes several texts attesting its theoretical foundations. In the first years of its history, the Order focuses its work in the foundation and organization of its private academia that is now still working, providing a free education to all its members.
In 2022 the Order organizes the Sitra Ahra Convention, unifying all the main representatives of the LHPs to incentivize the inter-religious dialogue and the spiritual growth of the panorama. In the same year, the Order founds and published the Endecagrammaton Magazine, on which names such as S. Connolly, Michael W. Ford and Thomas Karlsson have published their articles.
Today, the Order works in more than 4 Continents and faces a phase of growth and organization worldwide.
YOUR PATH WITH US
NOVICE
You path in our Order begins as a Novice. Here, you will follow a strict program of practices and studies that can take up to eleven (11) months to be completed. During this period, you will evaluated by our tutors to see if you fit well in our Order and viceversa.
ACADEMICUS
After your novitiate, you will become a real member of our Order, known as Academicus. This name highlights your studies in the Academia Serpentis. Even if you are considered a member, you still have not access to the celebration of our liturgies, because you have not been initiated yet.
HIEREÚS
After your studies in the Academia are completed, you become a samaelite Hiereús, by the canonization. This initiatory ritual marks you as a true follower of the Serpent, able to celebrate its liturgies and mysteries.
EXEGETES
The Exegetes are responsible for up to eleven Hiereús in their territory and, therefore, are a very important role in our Order, not dissimilar to the role of the bishop in other religions. To become Exegetes a Hiereús must pass an oral examination on Samaelite Doctrine, Latin and Liturgy.
GEMINUS
Among the Exegetes, the Gemini are nominated directly by the head of our Order, the Ipsissimus Magister Templi. A Geminus is chosen because of their academic or charity merits, their liturgical expertise and their dedication to the Order. Gemini are the highest rank of our Order and they are responsible for the election of the Ipsissimus, but also for all the activities in a specific Continent.
IPSISSIMUS MAGISTER TEMPLI
The Ipsissimus Magister Templi is elected by all the Geminus Procuratores among them and is the international leader of our Order, overlooking on all the activities, the administration, the offices, the doctrine and the liturgy.
This office lasts for life or until resignations.
OUR IPSISSIMUS MAGISTER TEMPLI
Stefano Sannino, known as Stephanos I, is the actual Ipsissimus Magister Templi of the Order. After his high school education, he got a university degree in Philosophy with a thesis in History of Religions titled “The Serpent: iconography and images from the antiquity to Hesiod’s theogony”. He then completed his university education with a master degree in anthropology and history of religions with a thesis titles: “Roundtrip to hell(s): monosandalism and the concept of catabasis”. As head of our Order he founded the Endecagrammaton Magazine and contributed in the international expansion of our institution.
