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The pillar was on of two that supported the original altar in the church. The second pillar was long thought to have disappeared. It is known that it had no inscriptions (Jean-Luc Robin, Rennes-le-Château - Saunière's secret). Recently an almost...
On 20th November 1896, Abbé Saunière signed a contract with Giscard, manufacturer of religious statues and plasterwork in Toulouse. As part of this contract the priest ordered the big Bas Relief that you can still see today over the confessional...
The Holy Blood of Bruges-la-Morte [caption id="attachment_2331" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="City of Bruges, Belgium"][/caption] The epic poem Perceval, Le Conte du Graal launched the Holy Grail into Western literature. Written by Fren...
Vertical Tombstone of Marie de Nègre d'Ables, Dame d'Hautpoul, Marquise de Blanchefort +17/01/1781. the vertical headstone of Marie de Nègre d'Ables as recorded by M. Elie Tisseyre in 1905 (left) a reproduction from the Museum in Rennes-le-Chât...
Called 'Dalle des Chevaliers' in French, this engraved stone is said to have been the cover stone of the crypt beneath the church at Rennes-le-Château. According to the legend, Saunière found it lying upside down and had it lifted by Adrien Marr...
[caption id="attachment_2283" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Abbey of Orval, Belgium"][/caption] The Abbey of Orval, in Belgium's Ardennes Forest, is truly a place of mystery. The name "Orval" means "Valley of Gold". Nostradamus was said...
In december 2012, a new discovery was reported by Françoise Gasc, great great grand daughter of Henri Gasc. Henri Gasc was at one time the resident priest and guardian of Notre Dame de Marceille and mentor of the enigmatic Henri Boudet. Mrs. Gasc...
In the south of France, particularly in the Languedoc, Mary Magdalene holds a central place in religious life. Much in contrast with the image that is in the new testa-ment and therewith in popular belief, she takes up the place normally associate...
Our colleagues from Grailseekers report a great discovery in the painting The Ideal Landscape by Nicolas Poussin. In this painting that was probably created by the artist between 1645 and 1650 we see a landscape with a great mountain in the back. ...
In 1972, British script writer Henry Lincoln introduced the Mystery of Rennes-le-Château to the English speaking world through his documentary The Lost Treasure of Jerusalem. It immediately created a storm of publicity and eventually led to the p...
Was the body of Christ laid to rest in Southern France? [caption id="attachment_2173" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Image on a Reliquary kept in la Sainte-Baume (South of France). The boat carrying Mary Magdelene into Southern France is...
Today, the Villa Bethania is partially tucked away between trees and bushes. When it was completed in 1905, it must have been quite a different sight. Rennes-le-Château at the the time was a very rural village with some 200 inhabitants that lived...
Guillem de Gellone (755 - 814) in French, also known as William of Orange or William with the Short Nose, after a legend in which a Saracen cut off part of William's nose in battle. William's mother was a daughter of Charles Martel, making William...
[caption id="attachment_6096" align="alignleft" width="225"] The Wooden Baluster at Rennes-le-Château[/caption] This wooden baluster (pillar) supported the original pulpit before Saunière started his restorations. In the top of this wooden pilla...
The story of Daniel Bettex is, interwoven with the mountain of Bugarach. Bettex, was a Swiss security officer at Geneva airport during his professional life. In his free time he researched the Medieval Cathar tragedy. Bettex was in close contact...
Abbé Jean Bigou (1702-1776) Curé of Rennes-le-Château from 1736 to 1774. He was succeeded by his nephew Antoine Bigou. We know him from the parish registers that mention his name at the deaths of Joseph d'Hautpoul de Rennes and François d'Haut...
Map drawn by Edmond Boudet, brother of Abbé Henri Boudet. The map was included in Henri's book La Vraie Langue Celtique et le Cromleck de Rennes-les-Bains.
Le Christ et le Lièvre / Eglise Saints Celse et Nazaire, Rennes-les-Bains Named after the trompe d'oeuil of an hare in the right knee of Christ. It is said a spider is hidden in the clouds representing the immediate region (Ã Régnes, an old n...
Le Fauteuil du Diable Near Rennes-le-Bains, there's a large boulder, carved in the shape of a throne. It has many symbols carved in it but it is uncertain from what date they are, some of them are probably fairly recent. Next to this Devil's Armch...
Abbé Bernard Mongé was, the village priest of Niort-de-Sault. He was found dead at the entrance of his garden, on 27th May, 1732. Investigations showed he had been murdered by François de Montroux, bailif of the Pays du Sault. De Montroux wa...