From 1909 until his death in 1917 he was a nonstipendiary free priest an independent priest. The firstborn of seven siblings, he was a bright, intelligent, vigorous, handsome, young man and chose the priesthood for his life. At the beginning of the book the preface he henry lincoln real name henry soskin reveals that his greatest wish would be to make a discovery as howard carter did when the tomb of tutankhamen was discovered, well henry is a long way off from having made even a fraction of a discovery at rennes le chateau. The real nature of that group and its motives were exposed in a recent issue of. In 1982, henry lincoln, along with colleagues michael baigent and richard leigh, published holy blood, holy grail, which became an immediate international bestseller. Through the restoration, the church took on a character more resonant with esoteric and masonic symbolism than catholicism. When berenger sauniere the priest of renneslechateau discovered the parchments in his altar pillar he realised the symbol at the bottom of parchment 2 was a monogram and read n povsin. Francoisberenger sauniere 11 april 1852 22 january 1917 was a roman catholic priest in the french village of rennes le chateau, in the aude region, officially from 1885 until he was transferred to another village in 1909 by his bishop. Introduction into the mystery of renneslechateau and. Rennes le chateau, research and discoveries by ben hammott, sauniere s mary magdalene church clues deciphered. Many think he left clues in his church so that enlightened people could find his treasure. The subject matter is there to be enjoyed otherwise there wouldnt be any attraction to it. He had been assigned to this tiny village in the south of france at the age of 33 and had spent his first few years there in piety and poverty. The priests final legacy that unveils the location of his terrifying discovery by andre douzet 1st first edition 2001 feb 25, 2015.
The conspiracy theories, sudden wealth of father sauniere, among other things in the village of rennes le chateau are pillars notable writers in the 1980s and. This small village is internationally known following the publication of a series of books dealing with a mystery concerning a. To many, rennesle chateau commune will go on attracting attention for the various claims and mysteries surrounding its existence. The carolina knights stone was discovered by father sauniere in 1887. Renneslechateau, aude, languedocroussillon, south france. Mystery and intrigue these two words may not, at first, seem appropriate to describe a seemingly sleepy french village, perched on the top of a hill in the aude department of the languedoc region of southwest france. Unearthing the truth about buried treasure in rennesle. Ben hammotts illustrated guide to rennes le chateau no1. If one wanted to negate the effects of a spell it is said that the caster should stand within a pentagram. He also saw that the symbol on p1 the triangle with tails, could be drawn through the heads of the shepherds on poussins painting of the.
Many wouldbe treasure hunters and reallife mystery enthusiasts will find jeanluc robins in depth look at the mystery of renneslechateau and the priest fascinating. Rennes le chateau and the mystery surrounding parish priest berenger sauniere and how he got the tremendous sums of money needed to refurbish his church and grounds have been booted under the tourists radar by such recent books as the da vinci code. He declined this nomination and subsequently resigned. Most of these books merely advance the fictional claims of a modern, extreme right wing french group, which grandly calls itself the priory of sion. The excitement about rennes le chateau cannot be separated from the church at the small village, father berenger sauniere and the purported treasures hidden underneath in the land.
Hundreds of books have been written about rennes le chateau and most have speculated upon the treasure. Read rennes le chateau by available from rakuten kobo. My website contains many articles researching the renneslechateau mystery and includes many unique and exclusive articles for you to read. Several treasures have disappeared in the area surrounding rennes le chateau possibly the treasure of the temple of solomon, brought to carcassonne, 28 miles to the north, by the visigoths and possibly. Even in the few masonic manuscripts that exist from the very early eighteenth century, there are references to freemasonry being supported by three pillars representing wisdom, strength and beauty. The spell book was discovered by henri buthion owner of the villa at the time and graham simmans, hidden behind the skirting board in the villa bethania in1993. The hilltop village of renneslechateau, near couiza wich is between carcassonne and quillan, has become worldfamous ever since its priest discovered or made a small fortune. However the societys brief has widened so that now its primary objective is to seek out the truth, truth or truth over an extensive area of history and mystery.
The knight on his quest solves the conundrum and finds ultimate enlightenment at the end. Sauniere seems to have spent a better part of his life leaving clues to his sudden wealth. The mystery of rennes le chateau mysterious writings. The small hilltop village has drawn widereaching attention for the conspiracy theories connected to it and the 19thcentury priest, father berenger sauniere. It is believed that underneath it, father sauniere discovered a skull pierced with a hole and a pot containing gold coins. It is the hiding place of the holy grail, or a great secret that will rock the.
The book even contained copies of two of the parchments as. See more ideas about rennes, mystery and knights templar. Heath ledger and the five points of rennes le chateau part. It overlook the valey of the river salz, opposite a cathar castle called coustaussa. As it turned out his inexplacable wealth has given rise to a great deal of speculation. History dating back to prechristian times tells of a treasure, encompassing riches from greece, rome and jerusalem which later vanished from all records. Rennes le chateau saunieres secret by jeanluc robin, the cook, the rat the heretic. Rennes le chateau is a small, sleepy village in france with many secrets to hide. The sauniere society, a non profit making organisation, was formed firstly to pursue the mystery of renneslechateau. Lincolns books and lectures advanced the theory that jesus had fathered a still extant and powerful bloodline, and was all tied together by a secret society known as. As the saga of rennes le chateau developed over time, more details of incredible knowledge, supposed riches, secret societies, and more were exposed. In 1916, berenger sauniere, the enigmatic priest of the french village of renneslechateau, created his ultimate clue. In it, he takes the basic outline of saunieres story of finding a treasure, but adds some potent and sensational new elements. The five points of rennes le chateau contained an orangery and orange was the name of one of the streets that originally made up the five points.
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