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[caption id="attachment_2510" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Saunière's Altar as it looked in the 1960s"][/caption] One of the first renovations Saunière undertook in his church was the replacement of the old altar. , This new alt...
Probably one of the most controversial aspects of the mystery of Rennes-le-Château is the legal battle that its chief protagonist, Bérenger Saunière played with Bishop de Beauséjour, for the better part of a decade. For sceptics, it has been u...
In the 10th century, the Visigoths were the first to build a fortication on the white rock opposite Mount Cardou. In 1125, the castle was signed over to the bishopric of Alet(-les-Bains) by its owner Bertrand de Blancafort (Blanchefort) who swore ...
It was in this Château in Rennes-le-Château that Sigebert IV, allegedly sought refuge in 681 after the assassination of his father Dagobert II. Situated of a natural network of faults and waterways in the mountain, it was the home of the seigneu...
Nicolas Pavillon (1597-1677) It was during the reign of Pavillon as bishop of Alet-les-Bains that allegedly the Shepherd Paris fell into a hole while chasing a sheep and found gold. It is in this story that the mystery of Rennes-le-Château finds ...
During the research for his third BBC film on the subject of Rennes-le-Château, Henry Lincoln teamed up with Richard Leigh and Michael Baigent. Their combined efforts and insights led to the release of their bestseller Holy Blood and the Holy Gra...
Many of current lines of Rennes-le-Château research end in or at least touch upon the Sanctuary of Notre-Dame de Marceille in Limoux. A look into its history at least confirms that clergy and laymen fought over its control through the ages. In 19...
In July 2011, a group of longtime French researchers fell out with eachother and in the slipstream published their research from recent years including what they thought was the location of the treasure of the Visigoths and the source of Saunière...
Johann Salvator von Österreich-Toskana (1852-????) Archduke from the, House of Habsburg. In 1889 he, distanced himself from the Habsburg dynasty and took the name of Johann Orth, after his Gmundener castle. After he had laid down his titles, he...
Jules Verne (1828-1905) In his books, the world famous writer of 20.000 leagues under the sea, appears to make references to Rennes-le-Château, it's mystery and the general area around the village, specifcally Mount Bugarach. Clovis Dardentor for...
Abbé Saunière was an avid collector of postcards. He sometimes put little adverts in magazines inviting people to send him cards. One know example is the advert he put in 'La Semaine de Suzette'. As a result he for example received a card from a...
On the western wall of the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Saunière had an enormous fresco installed. It's colorfulness and richness adds much to the character of the church that has been described by many a researcher as gaudy or kitsch. The fre...
On Ascension day 1243 a French army led by Hugh of Arcis started the siege of the Montségur Castle an inpenetrable fortress, perched on a 1,100 meters high rock. It was the apotheosis of what is today know as the Albigensean Crusade. At the botto...
Curé de Rennes-les-Bains and predecessor of Henri Boudet, as priest of Rennes-les-Bains. , According to Les Dossiers Secrets Jean Vié learned of Antoine Bigou's secret through Abbé François-Pierre Cauneille who had accompanied Bigou ...
Abbé François Bérenger Saunière (1852-1917) François Bérenger Saunière was born on 11th April 1852 in Montazels, a small village not far from Rennes-le-Château in the department of the Aude in...
According to Jean-Pierre Deloux and Jacques Brétigny, in their book Rennes-le-Château, capitale secrète de l'histoire de France, this drawing once decorated the church in Rennes-les-Bains. It shows a pope, copied from a well-known deck of Tarot...
Arsène Lupin is one of the most popular fictional heroes in France. Gentleman thief, ironic, audicious and always with a certain viruosity. His victimes treated with a rare elegance. His creator, the famous French writer Maurice Leblanc was born ...
Hidden in the French Larzac region, close to Millau, lies the fortified village of St Jean d'Alcas. Unlike many of the other fortified towns in the Larzac region it was never a Templar or Hospitalier site. The village belonged to the Cistercian Ab...
Montazels is a small village overlooking Espéraza, facing Rennes-le-Château. Saunière's father Joseph Saunière was Mayor of the village and Manager of the Household of the Marquis de Cazemajou, who inhabited a village Château some one hundred...
Abbé Jean Jacques Henri Boudet (1837-1915) Curé of Rennes-les-Bains during Saunière's priesthood in Rennes-le-Château. They certainly knew eachother but the exact nature of their relation is unknown. Boudet is often regarded as the supreme mac...