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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...
[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...
[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...
Allegedly found by Bérenger Saunière while restoring his church in July 1887. It contains the story in which Jesus visits Lazarus in Bethania from the Gospel of John in Latin. In this parchment another coded message was discovered: BERGERE PAS D...
A collection of documents and genealogies, deposited anonymously in the Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris between 1964 and 1967. The various documents are written under pseudonyms or attributed to people later found to be deceased. Pierre Plantard ...
Allegedly found by Bérenger Saunière while restoring his church in July 1887. It contains Latin text fragments of Luke VI, 1-5 and Matthew XII, 1-8, Mark II, 23-28. On this parchment a coded message was found that is at the heart of the enigma: ...
[caption id="attachment_4661" align="alignleft" width="238"] Pope Innocent III who proclaimed the Albigensean Crusade in 1208[/caption] Wars between nations or faiths are commonplace. Sometimes, nations turn against a minority resident within thei...
Uomo Universalis France mourned when Jean Cocteau died on 11 October 1963. In one blow, the country lost a great and internationally acclaimed poet, novelist, dramatist, designer and film maker. His fame began in his twenties and lasted until toda...
In 1991, Henry Lincoln published his book the Holy Place. Many years of deeper and deeper research had led him to believe that almost everyhting that was presented by anyone as evidence in the Mystery of Rennes-le-Château, was either impossible t...
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...
Black rock outcropping along the road to Rennes-les-Bains coming from Coustaussa. The ancient silver and copper mines in this mountain top, opposite Blanchefort is dubbed 'le Roc Noir' (Black Rock). The location allegedly held the treasure chamber...