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industrial musician Boyd Rice is a prominent contributor (it's named for a murdered
Merovingian king). I've heard everything from the Templars having hidden the Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia to their having built a supposed medieval tower in Connecticut a hundred years before Columbus sailed the ocean blue. The sad truth is that, while remnants survived in such groups as the Knights of Christ in Portugal, the Templars have about as much effect on the modern world as does the Empire of Trebezonia.
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of Sion. During our conversation he said something in passing that I found quite extraordinary. He said, “Ultimately, what is the Priory of Sion? It's nothing more than a well-known brand name, but with goodness knows what behind it?” He gave a good brief account of the phenomenon of the Priory of Sion. Thanks to Dan Brown, hundreds of millions of people now have “brand awareness”, and several million of them seem to take it seriously.
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637:("The Accursed Treasure of Rennes-le-Château") in 1968, became a popular read in France. It included copies of the found parchments (the originals were, of course, never produced), though it did not provide the decoded hidden texts contained within them. One of the Latin texts in the parchments was copied from the
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apologised on NightVision Radio, a podcast hosted by
Bloodline Producer Rene Barnett (using his real name Bill Wilkinson) that everything to do with the tomb and related artifacts was a hoax; revealing that the actual tomb was now destroyed, being part of a full sized set located in a warehouse in England.
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I’ve personally met this Gino Sandri on one occasion, and I had the opportunity to have a really good talk with him, but I think that he's simply seeking attention. He seemed to me to be something of a mythomaniac, which would certainly be an excellent qualification for being
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esoteric society, which stated that: "The
Commanderies of Saint-Denis, Millau, Geneva and Barcelona are fully operative. According to the Tradition, the first Commanderie is under the direction of a woman", claiming there were 9,841 members. It was signed by Gino Sandri (who claims to be Plantard's
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Plantard: "We would like to repeat that in no case have we found any trace of the son of Dagobert II in the list of the Visigothic Razes. This Sigibert IV found refuge with his abbess sister at Oeren and was the cousin of Sigebert de Rhedae, who was alive more or less around the same time.
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The founders and signatories inscribed with their real names and aliases were Pierre
Plantard, also known as "Chyren", and André Bonhomme, also known as "Stanis Bellas". Bonhomme was the President while Plantard was the Secretary General. The registration documents also included the names of Jean
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October 1956 but intermittently revived for different reasons by Plantard between 1961 and 1993, though in name and on paper only. The Priory of Sion is considered dormant by the subprefecture because it has indicated no activities
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Article 7 of the statutes of the Priory of Sion stated that its members were expected "to carry out good deeds, to help the Roman
Catholic Church, teach the truth, defend the weak and the oppressed". Towards the end of 1956 the association had planned to forge partnerships with the local Catholic
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presented the version of the Priory of Sion as given in the 2008 documentary, which contained several erroneous assertions, such as the claim that
Plantard believed in the Jesus bloodline hypothesis. On 21 March 2012, ahead of an impending public outing on the internet, Ben Hammott confessed and
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Likewise, there's an entire cottage industry devoted to disseminating crazy conspiracy theories about the
Knights Templar, from Richard Metzger's Disinfo.com (which seems to be more interested in the believers than the belief) to Dagobert's Revenge, the New Jersey-based conspiracy zine to which
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André Bonhomme played no part in the association after 1956. He officially resigned in 1973 when he heard that Plantard was linking his name with the association. In light of Plantard's death in 2000, there is no one who is currently alive who has official permission to use the name.
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from the late 1980s and gave the Priory of Sion a completely different pedigree. For example the link with the Knights Templar was abolished, although the connection with Godfrey of Bouillon remained. Plantard attempted to make a comeback. The second list appeared in
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According to a letter written by Léon Guersillon the Mayor of Annemasse in 1956, contained in the folder holding the 1956 Statutes of the Priory of Sion in the subprefecture of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, Plantard was given a six-month sentence in 1953 for fraud.
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authors had not reported comprehensively. They imply that this evidence had been ignored by Lincoln, Baigent, and Leigh to bolster the mythical version of the Priory's history that was developed by Plantard during the early 1960s after meeting author
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Church of the area which would have involved a school bus service run by both the Priory of Sion and the church of Saint-Joseph in Annemasse. Plantard is described as the President of the Tenants' Association of Annemasse in the issues of
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In September 1993, while investigative judge Thierry Jean-Pierre was investigating the activities of multi-millionaire Roger-Patrice Pelat in the context of the Pechiney-Triangle Affair, he was informed that Pelat may have once been
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into their story, concluding that it was actually based on the master plan of the Priory of Sion. They presented it as the most persuasive piece of evidence for the existence and activities of the Priory of Sion by arguing that:
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Quoting Pierre Plantard: "If anyone can claim to be a descendant of Sigisbert IV in the direct line it can only be Otto von Habsburg, and he alone. To all those people who write to me I have given this same reply." From
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since 1956. According to French law, subsequent references to the Priory bear no legal relation to that of 1956 and no one, other than the original signatories, is entitled to use its name in an official capacity.
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of the Priory of Sion in 1984 and that the organisation has since gone underground in reaction to both an internal power struggle between Plantard and an “Anglo-American contingent” as well as a campaign of
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Quoting from Plantard's letter dated 4 April 1989: "Our Treasure, that of the Priory of Sion, is the Secret of the Roc Noir. Venerated since high antiquity by those who believed in its immense power..."
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of Associations required that the Priory of Sion be registered with the government; although the statutes and the registration documents are dated 7 May 1956, the registration took place at the
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as a serious dissertation. French authors like Franck Marie (1978), Pierre Jarnac (1985), (1988), Jean-Luc Chaumeil (1994), and more recently Marie-France Etchegoin and Frédéric Lenoir (2004),
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documentaries between 1972 and 1979 about the alleged mysteries of the Rennes-le-Château area. In response to a tip from Gérard de Sède, Lincoln claims he was also the one who discovered the
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The ley line is from "Fauteil du Diable" to "Fortin de Blanchefort", intersected by a sunrise line of 17 January from the church of Rennes-les-Bains to the church of Rennes-le-Château, in
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of a secret society known as the Priory of Sion. Pelat's name had been on Plantard's list of Grand Masters since 1989. In fact, Pelat had died in 1989, while he was being indicted for
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Marie de Saint-Clair (1220–1266)- Marie de Saint-Clair (1192-1266), daughter of Robert de Saint-Clair and Isabel Levis, became Grand Mistress of the Priory from 1220 to her death (3).
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who has spent his life infiltrating esoteric societies only to get expelled from them. After interviewing Sandri, independent researcher Laurent Octonovo Buchholtzer wrote:
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The choice of the name "Sion" was based on a popular local feature, a hill south of Annemasse in France, known as Mont Sion, where the founders intended to establish a
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bank failure in Italy, Jean-Pierre ordered a search of Plantard's home. The search turned up a hoard of false documents, including some proclaiming Plantard the true
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Historians conflate these two Sigiberts into one person. When did Sigebert IV die? We don't know. Some think that he was the founder of the Habsburg family."
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Letters in existence dating from the 1960s written by Plantard, de Chérisey and de Sède to each other confirm that the three were engaging in an out-and-out
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to write a book based on his unpublished manuscript and forged parchments, alleging that Saunière had discovered a link to a hidden treasure. The 1967 book
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circles. Pieces of evidence presented in support of the historical existence and activities of the Priory of Sion before 1956, such as the so-called
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Plantard claimed that the key to the mystery of Rennes-le-Château was that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married and had children." Howells, page 2.
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A photograph of a young Thomas Plantard de Saint-Clair standing next to the Les Pontils tomb was published in Jean-Pierre Deloux, Jacques Brétigny,
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of "Philippe Toscan du Plantier" in 1967. All those named on this list had died before that date. All but two are also found on lists of alleged “
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in which the West and, by extension, humanity can place its trust. However, the authors are led to believe by Plantard that he has resigned as
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claim, based on alleged insider information, that the Priory of Sion continues to operate as a conspiratorial secret society to this day. Some
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No. 3, September 1989, p. 22 which included the names of the deceased Roger-Patrice Pelat, and his own son Thomas Plantard de Saint-Clair:
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former private secretary) under the title of General Secretary, and by "P. Plantard" (Le Nautonnier, G. Chyren). Sandri is a well-versed
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of both his family and the Priory of Sion, because the tomb which appears in these paintings resembled one in the Les Pontils area near
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A letter later discovered at the subprefecture of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois also indicated that Plantard had a criminal conviction as a
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during World War II, as the Grand Master following Cocteau's death. Plantard himself is later identified as the next Grand Master.
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Pégase, No 5 hors série, Le Prieuré de Sion – Les Archives de Pierre Plantard de Saint-Clair – Rennes-le-Chateau – Gisors – Stenay
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documentaries on the topic became quite popular and generated thousands of responses, Lincoln then joined forces with
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in 1617. The mistake is often made that this Abbey of Sion was a Priory of Sion, but there is a difference between an
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Inside The Priory of Sion: Revelations From The World's Most Secret Society – Guardians of The Bloodline of Jesus
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Gli Illuminati E Il Priorato Di Sion – La Verita Sulle Due Societa Segrete Del Codice Da Vinci Di Angeli E Demoni
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Inside the Priory of Sion: Revelations from the World's Most Secret Society – Guardians of the Bloodline of Jesus
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some esoteric Christian elements in the original text were ignored by Nilus and hence remained unchanged in the
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and sunrise lines, and a promontory called "Roc Noir" (Black Rock) in the area, than installing a Merovingian
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on the restored throne of France. In 1990, Plantard revised himself by claiming he was only descended from a
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DVD (Cinema Libre, 2008, 113 minutes). The documentary was originally released in cinemas on 9 May 2008.
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Histoire d'Annemasse et des communes voisines: les relations avec Genève de l'époque romaine à l'an 2000
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the original text was not intended to be released publicly, but was a program for gaining control of
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Rennes-le-Château – Gisors – Le Testament du Prieuré de Sion. Le Crépuscule d’une Ténébreuse Affaire
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in their internal esoteric nomenclature. The following list of Grand Masters is derived from the
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claims and Rene Barnett, a Los Angeles researcher and television and filmmaker, expands on the "
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the Church tried to kill off all remnants of this bloodline and their supposed guardians, the
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known as the Priory of Sion, which has a long history starting in 1099, and had illustrious
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that the "lost king", Dagobert II, would figuratively come back in the form of a hereditary
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J. Cailleboite, "A Sous-Cassan et aux pervenches un missionnaire regarde la vie ouvriere",
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in Paris. During the same decade, Plantard commissioned de Chérisey to forge two medieval
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L'or de Rennes, ou La vie insolite de Bérenger Saunière, curé de Rennes-le-Château
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of the line of Dagobert II, while arguing that the direct descendant was really
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Plantard set out to have the Priory of Sion perceived as a prestigious
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and popularised by the authors of the 1982 speculative nonfiction book
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151:
2768:, BBC Two, transmitted on 17 September 1996, commenting on books like
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Invented Knowledge: False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-Religions
3274:, Volume 28, No 6. (November-December 2004) Retrieved on 2020-09-21
3092:
Philippe Laprévôte, "Note sur l’actualité du Prieuré de Sion", in:
2128:"The Priory Of Sion: Is The "Secret Organization" Fact Or Fiction?"
1517:
since 1999; The film speculates that Ben has found the treasure of
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1403:
1220:
1107:
However, historians and scholars from related fields do not accept
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562:, left to remind the select few who have been initiated into these
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394:
371:. The articles of the association expressed the goal of creating a
353:
Deleaval as the Vice-President and Armand Defago as the Treasurer.
281:
257:
171:
3215:
1966:"Beyond The Da Vinci Code: History and Myth of the Priory of Sion"
559:
558:
claims as the last legacy of the Merovingians on the territory of
3254:
1279:, and at the centre of a scandal involving French Prime Minister
1171:
1000:
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from 457 to 751, on the thrones of France and the rest of Europe.
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439:
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158:
in 1099, under the guise of the historical monastic order of the
2988:
The April 1989, June 1989, September 1989, April 1990 issues of
2468:"Pierre Plantard Extrait du Journal Officiel du 20 juillet 1956"
1457:
was a lie. However, they insist that this was part of a complex
1191:
to become a respected, influential and wealthy player in French
530:, who had been assassinated in the 7th century. He also adopted
256:
Despite the "Priory of Sion mysteries" having been exhaustively
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162:. As a framework for his grandiose assertion of being both the
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against Plantard in the press and books written by skeptics.
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after a failed attempt to gain influence in the court of Tsar
260:
by journalists and scholars as France's greatest 20th-century
2273:
The Magdalene Legacy: The Jesus and Mary Bloodline Conspiracy
2014:, ORBIS, 1961, abridged version contained in Gérard de Sède,
1358:. Rather than plotting to create a Federal Europe ruled by a
1151:
1042:
874:
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French fraternal organization associated with a literary hoax
3255:
Priory of Sion – Ordre de la Rose-Croix Véritas O.D.L.R.C.V.
2947:
Vaincre – Reprend le titre d'un périodique paru en 1942–1943
2633:
Rennes-le-Château – Capitale Secrète de l'Histoire de France
2092:
671:À Dagobert II Roi et à Sion est ce trésor, et il est là mort
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that most famously appears as the title of two paintings by
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669:. He discovered one of the encrypted messages, which read "
450:
225:
3265:
The Secrets of Rennes-le-Château: Notes on a Strange World
1521:: a mummified corpse, which Hammott claimed to believe is
1146:. The authors assert that the Priory of Sion is not only
823:
claim that the Merovingians were only descended from the
288:
express concern that the proliferation and popularity of
2449:
Extrait du Journal Officiel du 20 juillet 1956 (p. 6731)
2171:
Literary Hoaxes: An Eye-Opening History of Famous Frauds
1443:
and Clive Prince (authors of the 1997 non-fiction book
661:
In 1969, English scriptwriter, producer and researcher
345:
The Headquarters of the Priory of Sion and its journal
2695:(The Discovery Channel); transmitted on 10 April 2005.
2201:
Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, Henry Lincoln (1987).
1590:, alleged to be the Priory of Sion's 12th Grand Master
518:
Furthermore, Plantard was inspired by a 1960 magazine
91:, which was a symbol particularly associated with the
2647:
Jean-Luc Chaumeil (Goeroe of speculative freemason),
2620:
Les Mystères de Rennes-le-Château, Mélanges Sulfureux
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Les Mystères de Rennes-le-Château, Mélanges Sulfureux
2470:. Jhaldezos.free.fr. 16 February 2008. Archived from
1564:” (supreme heads) and “distinguished members” of the
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2706:
Les Mystères de Rennes-le-Château: Mèlange Sulfureux
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the original text on which the published version of
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2755:, watchpair.com, 1997. Retrieved on 5 October 2020.
2095:
The Treasure of Rennes-le-Château. A Mystery Solved
1916:
2994:Le Cercle: Rennes-le-Château et le Prieuré de Sion
1963:
1369:, the Priory of Sion initiates its members into a
1154:but an ideal repository of the cultural legacy of
925:, to facilitate Merovingian restoration in France;
130:in his failed attempt to create a prestigious neo-
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2605:
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2248:: Secret Guardians of the True Identity of Christ
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280:secret. A few independent researchers outside of
134:. In the 1960s, Plantard began claiming that his
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909:the public revelation of the tomb and shrine of
360:center. The accompanying title to the name was "
2496:(Montmélian: la Fontaine de Siloé, impr. 2006).
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958:who occupies both the throne of Europe and the
203:, whose conclusions would later be borrowed by
2888:
2886:
2837:Marie-France Etchegoin & Frédéric Lenoir,
2738:Marie-France Etchegoin & Frédéric Lenoir,
2683:. 13 January 2008. Retrieved on 28 March 2008.
2572:Marie-France Etchegoin & Frédéric Lenoir,
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1256:, the revived publication of Alpha Galates, a
1138:In 1986, Lincoln, Baigent and Leigh published
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2413:. New York: Berkley Books. pp. 243–245.
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796:as its military arm and financial branch; and
272:that the Priory of Sion was a millennium-old
87:of the Priory of Sion is partly based on the
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2589:, Editions Guy Trédaniel, 1994, pp. 121–124.
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449:Between 1961 and 1984, Plantard contrived a
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3102:
3070:, Nr. IX, page 59, Éditions Bélisane, 1989.
2883:
2719:Factoid Books. The Big Book of Conspiracies
2711:
2677:How Da Vinci Code tapped pseudo-fact hunger
2563:, Tome II, Editions Belisane, 1988, p. 566.
2187:
2111:
2062:Medieval Afterlives in Contemporary Culture
1901:
1465:. They argue that the Priory of Sion was a
1064:of investigative journalism with religious
745:for further research. This led them to the
587:("Secret Files of Henri Lobineau"), at the
339:Journal Officiel de la République Française
3316:(4 November 2006). Retrieved on 2008-06-20
3050:
3048:
2826:La Table d'Isis ou Le Secret de la Lumière
2663:, BBC 2, transmitted on 17 September 1996.
2587:La Table d'Isis ou Le Secret de la Lumière
2351:
2075:
1377:necessary for a complete understanding of
778:
554:. This tomb would become a symbol for his
3139:Rennes-le-Château, une Affaire Paradoxale
2638:
2550:, BBC 2, transmitted on 17 September 1996
2407:The Real History Behind the Da Vinci Code
2030:
2021:
1598:asserted that the Priory of Sion and the
1406:. However, for the dramatic structure of
1215:, and was focused more on harnessing the
625:Plantard then enlisted the aid of author
189:on the thrones of France and the rest of
67:Learn how and when to remove this message
3303:(12 April 2006). Retrieved on 2008-06-20
3099:
2745:
2693:Conspiracies On Trial: The Da Vinci Code
1785:priest who Plantard had worked for as a
1582:
1533:
831:the Priory of Sion protects Merovingian
819:history. Contrary to Plantard's initial
581:, the most famous of which was entitled
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426:chivalric order, whose members would be
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3328:(27 March 2017) Retrieved on 2020-09-21
3045:
2796:Histoire du Trésor de Rennes-le-Château
2122:
1484:vision of an ideal form of government.
1131:
1082:The Prophecies by M. Michel Nostradamus
220:of the Priory of Sion was exposed as a
3335:
3227:, entry dated Wednesday, 21 March 2012
3058:, no. 1112 (8–14 January 1994), p. 11.
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2811:(Editions Belisane, 1988). Describing
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1092:countered that it was a fulfilment of
765:in which they presented the following
324:, in eastern France in 1956. The 1901
3240:, page 250, Editions du Rocher, 2005.
3081:Les sources secrètes du Da Vinci Code
3054:"Affaire Pelat: Le Rapport du Juge",
2865:Les sources secrètes du Da Vinci Code
2093:Bill Putnam, John Edwin Wood (2003).
1890:Thomas Plantard de Saint-Clair (1989)
635:Le Trésor Maudit de Rennes-le-Château
109:
3238:Les Sources Secrets du Da Vinci Code
2352:Mondschein, Ken (11 November 2014).
1964:Massimo Introvigne (2–5 June 2005).
1329:
336:on 25 June 1956 and recorded in the
207:for his 2003 mystery thriller novel
20:
3309:Sole survivor of the Priory of Sion
2521:"Les Archives du Prieuré de Sion",
2394:, 2006. Retrieved on 28 March 2008.
1566:Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
1509:" hypothesis and other elements of
997:The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
987:The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
837:descendants of the historical Jesus
654:The other text was copied from the
13:
3373:Knights Templar in popular culture
3166:, pp. 8–9 (Reaktion Books, 2009).
2893:Miller, Laura (22 February 2004).
2403:
1805:Jean-Tim Negri d'Albes (1681–1703)
1487:
1384:Furthermore, in their 1987 sequel
976:The authors also incorporated the
763:The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail,
643:, an attempted restoration of the
538:, a slightly altered version of a
465:in 1099 and later absorbed by the
417:
14:
3384:
3247:
2895:"The Last Word; The Da Vinci Con"
2813:The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
2809:Les Archives de Rennes-le-Château
2783:Rennes-le-Château: Etude Critique
2770:The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
2561:Les Archives de Rennes-le-Château
1931:The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
1553:Dossiers Secrets d'Henri Lobineau
1511:The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
1392:Sovereign Military Order of Malta
1356:The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
1306:
1144:The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
1109:The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
999:was based had nothing to do with
729:The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
722:The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
584:Dossiers Secrets d'Henri Lobineau
246:Dossiers Secrets d'Henri Lobineau
200:The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
3137:Laurent "Octonovo" Buchholtzer,
3068:Les Cahiers de Rennes-le-Chateau
1104:conspiracy of epic proportions.
799:it is devoted to installing the
756:Bibliothèque nationale de France
589:Bibliothèque nationale de France
25:
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2924:L'Or de Rennes pour un Napoléon
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2857:
2844:
2831:
2828:(Editions Guy Trédaniel, 1994).
2818:
2801:
2788:
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2758:
2742:, p. 61 (Robert Laffont; 2004).
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2625:
2592:
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2576:, p. 61 (Robert Laffont, 2004).
2566:
2553:
2541:
2538:, Numéro spécial, October 1956.
2528:
2499:
2486:
2460:
2442:
2397:
1853:François Balphangon (1963–1969)
1808:François d'Hautpoul (1703–1726)
1649:Jean de Saint-Clair (1351–1366)
1556:compiled by Plantard under the
1478:Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre
1238:
1202:
1086:intentionally trying to fulfill
1005:international Jewish conspiracy
928:the re-institutionalization of
835:because they may be the lineal
811:The authors re-interpreted the
665:became intrigued after reading
249:, were discovered to have been
160:Abbey of Our Lady of Mount Zion
3290:(2005) Retrieved on 2008-06-20
2815:as a "monument of mediocrity".
2054:
2004:
1885:Pierre Plantard de Saint-Clair
1860:Pierre Plantard de Saint-Clair
1158:that could end the “crisis of
889:without fear of it ever being
858:Mary Magdalene and the sacred
854:is simultaneously the womb of
1:
3096:, Nr. 10 (1996), pp. 140–151.
2016:Les Templiers sont parmi nous
1792:Pierre Plantard rejected the
1015:which incorporated the word "
769:to support their hypotheses:
602:that a Catholic priest named
3326:Gazette de Rennes-le-Château
3314:Gazette of Rennes-le-Château
3301:Gazette of Rennes-le-Château
3186:(Watkins Publishing, 2011).
2064:(Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.
146:founded by crusading knight
7:
3083:, Editions du Rocher, 2005.
2876:Bernardo Sanchez Da Motta,
2867:(Editions du Rocher, 2005).
2618:(1977), in: Pierre Jarnac,
2505:Bernardo Sanchez Da Motta,
1271:Pelat had been a friend of
1166:by providing a Merovingian
1084:(unaware that Plantard was
1047:Judaeo-Masonic conspirators
316:was founded in the town of
10:
3389:
3358:Secret societies in France
2169:Melissa Kasoutlis (2009).
726:
307:
2275:. Harpercollins Pub Ltd.
2271:Laurence Gardner (2005).
843:, traced further back to
520:Les Cahiers de l'Histoire
276:concealing a religiously
217:
122:founded and dissolved in
3322:The Priory of Sion today
3253:Official website of the
3125:N°06, Janvier/Mars 2003.
2839:Code Da Vinci: L'Enquête
2766:The History of a Mystery
2740:Code Da Vinci: L’Enquête
2661:The History of a Mystery
2651:, Éditions Pégase, 2006.
2574:Code Da Vinci: L'Enquête
2548:The History of a Mystery
2386:7 September 2009 at the
2354:"Holy Blood, Holy Grail"
1894:
1350:and the subsequent 2006
1100:and further proof of an
1090:Christian eschatologists
937:pan-European nationalism
455:Catholic religious order
334:Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
3141:, Oeil-du-Sphinx, 2008.
3112:, Oeil-du-Sphinx, 2007.
2949:, Number 1, April 1990
2841:(Robert Laffont, 2004).
2721:, Paradox Press, 1995.
2327:Robert Howells (2011).
2302:, Clive Prince (2006).
2243:, Clive Prince (1997).
2205:. Henry Holt & Co.
2012:Gisors et son secret...
1812:André-Hercule de Fleury
1783:Traditionalist Catholic
1779:François Ducaud-Bourget
1471:United States of Europe
1373:seeking to restore the
1313:integral traditionalist
1260:created by Plantard in
1181:character assassination
948:United States of Europe
942:the establishment of a
508:'s late 1630s painting
412:
373:Traditionalist Catholic
111:[pʁijœʁedəsjɔ̃]
3319:Netchacovitch, Johan.
3306:Netchacovitch, Johan.
3293:Netchacovitch, Johan.
3204:Holy Blood, Holy Grail
3110:Actes du Colloque 2006
2392:National Review Online
2331:. Watkins Publishing.
2246:The Templar Revelation
2150:Cite journal requires
1992:Cite journal requires
1856:John Drick (1969–1981)
1824:Maximilian de Lorraine
1743:Maximilian de Lorraine
1591:
1473:" in line with French
1446:The Templar Revelation
1327:
1258:pseudo-chivalric order
1045:by implying they were
862:she gave birth to; and
839:and his alleged wife,
827:, they asserted that:
515:
511:The Arcadian Shepherds
442:for the name for this
314:fraternal organisation
120:fraternal organisation
96:
3223:20 March 2012 at the
2454:24 March 2012 at the
2097:. Sutton Publishing.
1689:Connétable de Bourbon
1610:occurred during the "
1604:the same Grand Master
1586:
1534:Alleged Grand Masters
1495:The 2008 documentary
1340:'s best-selling 2003
1322:
1035:Nicholas II of Russia
935:and the promotion of
899:hereditary succession
727:Further information:
499:
107:French pronunciation:
82:
2850:Massimo Introvigne,
2203:The Messianic Legacy
1866:Philippe de Chérisey
1387:The Messianic Legacy
1140:The Messianic Legacy
1133:The Messianic Legacy
1060:In reaction to this
1007:". It issued from a
883:apostolic succession
575:Philippe de Chérisey
500:The cryptic phrase "
459:Kingdom of Jerusalem
270:persist in believing
266:conspiracy theorists
181:to install a secret
156:Kingdom of Jerusalem
3353:Priory of Sion hoax
3343:Conspiracy theories
3296:Chaumeil – Plantard
3278:Introvigne, Massimo
3236:Jean-Jacques Bedu,
3079:Jean-Jacques Bedu,
2863:Jean-Jacques Bedu,
2585:Jean-Luc Chaumeil,
2430:on 9 September 2014
1872:Roger-Patrice Pelat
1818:Charles de Lorraine
1737:Charles de Lorraine
1632:Guillaume de Gisors
1430:The Sion Revelation
1400:Knights Hospitaller
1365:descended from the
1277:President of France
1273:François Mitterrand
1266:National Revolution
970:European Parliament
919:Temple in Jerusalem
801:Merovingian dynasty
479:Godfrey of Bouillon
428:people of influence
294:conspiracy theories
187:Merovingian dynasty
148:Godfrey of Bouillon
3271:Skeptical Inquirer
3162:Ronald H. Fritze,
3094:Politica Hermetica
2899:The New York Times
2824:Jean-Luc Chaumeil,
2616:Le Cercle d’Ulysse
1775:Le Cercle d'Ulysse
1773:A later document,
1713:J. Valentin Andrea
1695:Ferrante I Gonzaga
1612:Cutting of the elm
1592:
1467:front organisation
1416:personal prelature
1410:, Brown chose the
1379:early Christianity
1342:conspiracy fiction
1113:Massimo Introvigne
1098:Book of Revelation
1054:antisemitic canard
1028:esoteric Christian
901:of Mary Magdalene.
685:like a treasure.
516:
424:esoteric Christian
342:on 20 July 1956.
300:ideologies of the
228:in the form of an
97:
3260:Polidoro, Massimo
3217:NightVision Radio
2964:on 18 August 2011
2338:978-1-78028-136-0
2070:978-1-4411-2960-4
2037:The Da Vinci Code
2010:Pierre Plantard,
1941:978-0-224-01735-0
1934:. Jonathan Cape.
1731:Charles Radclyffe
1683:Leonardo da Vinci
1677:Sandro Botticelli
1588:Leonardo da Vinci
1570:Rosicrucian Order
1519:Bérenger Saunière
1515:Rennes-le-Château
1451:Leonardo da Vinci
1408:The Da Vinci Code
1375:feminist theology
1347:The Da Vinci Code
1331:The Da Vinci Code
1233:Otto von Habsburg
1213:Rennes-le-Château
1156:Jewish messianism
1062:memetic synthesis
954:of a Merovingian
825:Tribe of Benjamin
803:, that ruled the
783:Leonardo da Vinci
651:and Henry White.
640:Novum Testamentum
608:Rennes-le-Château
604:Bérenger Saunière
552:Rennes-le-Château
534:Et in Arcadia ego
502:Et in Arcadia ego
434:", prophesied by
358:spiritual retreat
210:The Da Vinci Code
136:self-styled order
114:), translated as
77:
76:
69:
3380:
3363:Secret societies
3348:Hoaxes in France
3241:
3234:
3228:
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3182:Robert Howells,
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3009:on 25 April 2012
3005:. Archived from
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2963:
2957:. Archived from
2956:
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2474:on 24 March 2012
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2404:Newman, Sharan.
2401:
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1918:Baigent, Michael
1914:
1880:
1794:Dossiers Secrets
1701:Ludovico Gonzaga
1653:Blanche d'Évreux
1596:Dossiers Secrets
1367:historical Jesus
1293:Banco Ambrosiano
1281:Pierre Bérégovoy
1264:to support the "
1172:messianic figure
1074:world domination
1070:secret societies
879:episcopal throne
821:Franco-Israelist
813:Dossiers Secrets
751:Dossiers Secrets
747:pseudohistorical
697:Dossiers Secrets
667:Le Trésor Maudit
612:Dead Sea scrolls
290:pseudohistorical
218:mythical history
113:
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