Sacred Circle

The Sacred Circle was a religious order that existed during the High Republic Era^[3] and the First Order-Resistance War.^[2] In 382 BBY,^[4] the Setaran Calar had recently converted to the Path of the Open Hand cult from the Sacred Circle.^[3] In 34 ABY,^[5] the Sacred Circle member Brother Letrun Pay^[2] was in the city Canto Bight^[1] on the planet Cantonica wearing vestments of the organization.^[2]

Behind the scenes

In the current Star Wars canon continuity, the Sacred Circle first appeared, albeit unidentified, in the film Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi,^[1] which was released on December 15, 2017.^[6] The organization was first identified in the reference book Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary by Pablo Hidalgo,^[2] which was released that same day.^[6] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the Order of the Sacred Circle first appeared in the thirty-fifth issue of Marvel Comics' 1977 Star Wars comic series, which was written by Archie Goodwin, illustrated by Gene Day,^[7] and published on February 26, 1980.^[8]

Appearances

• The High Republic: Path of Vengeance (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi (First appearance)

Sources

• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary (First identified as Sacred Circle)
• People Magazine Collector's Edition - Star Wars: The Ultimate Guide to The Last Jedi (Picture only)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Ultimate Guide (Picture only)
• The Ultimate Guides to Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Solo: A Star Wars Story on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)

Notes and references