Kat Von D isn’t rushing to explain herself—and that might be the most interesting part of her spiritual pivot.
Last year, the tattoo artist and musician made headlines when she posted a video of her Christian baptism. Now, she’s taken another step: officially joining the Orthodox Church. In a July 2 Instagram post, Von D shared that she became Orthodox this past Pascha (Easter), and spent her recent European tour visiting parishes across multiple countries.
“It brings me joy to share some of the beauty of Orthodoxy within these sacred (and historic) places with you,” she wrote, alongside a video montage of churches and cathedrals she visited with her son. “Whether you are Orthodox Christian or not.”
Von D said she’s been encouraged by her priest to wait at least a year before doing interviews about her conversion. For now, she’s opting for quiet transparency. “I never want to ‘hide’ where I am, spiritually speaking,” she wrote. “But I’m OK in waiting until I am better equipped to represent the Church that I love so much.”
This isn’t her first public step toward faith. In 2022, she posted a video tossing out books on witchcraft and the occult. In 2023, she celebrated 18 years of sobriety. And then came the baptism—shared online in a now widely viewed video where a pastor declares her rebirth “in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.”
She later said the response caught her off guard. While many non-Christians were supportive, some Christians were her “worst” critics—slamming her appearance, her husband, and even how she was baptized.
“It was just really sad to see this critical display of judgment from Christians,” she said. “And I don’t understand what would inspire that aside from something that’s more egoic—because that isn’t Christlike.”
Von D has made it clear she’s not trying to build a personal brand around her faith.
“I don’t really feel equipped to be the poster child for Christianity,” she said at the time. “I think that I’m still learning.”
She’s continued to let her life reflect the shift. She’s covered several tattoos that she says no longer represent who she is, and used her recent tour to attend Orthodox liturgies, feast days and moments of prayer across Europe—often with help from local clergy.
“Because of [Archdeacon Joseph in Warsaw], I was able to have much-needed quiet prayerful moments throughout this tour,” she wrote.
She closed her update simply: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. ☦️”
