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| Universal Church of Truth | |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Type: | Religious order |
| Status: | Active |
| Leaders: | Magus; Matriarch |
| Members: | Autolycus; Kray-Tor; Magus; Matriarch; Raker |
| 1st appearance: | Strange Tales #178 |
The Universal Church of Truth is a fictional religious organization featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. They first appeared in Strange Tales #178 in February, 1975.
History[]
The Universal Church of Truth was a massive alien religious cult that spanned many star systems across the Milky Way Galaxy. It was headquartered on Sirius X in the Hercules star cluster. Its primary facility was known as the Sacrosanct Homeworld of the Universal Church of Truth, which was located in the S6 Hydronis sector. The church has also maintained headquarters in the G5 Deneb sector.
The church was led by a being known as the Matriarch, who worshiped the Magus, which was the corporeal evil persona of Adam Warlock. The Grand Inquisitor of the Universal Church of Truth was a four-armed alien named Kray-Tor. The blue-skinned humanoid, Autolycus, served as a Black Knight in the Church.
Adam Warlock fought up against the Universal Church of Truth in the modern timeline. The Universal Church of Truth was responsible for a massacre on the planet Zen-Whoberi, which resulted in the deaths of nearly the entire Zen-Whoberian race. Gamora was its sole survivor.