Quote by Michael Baigent Download Open image ““the Ordre de Sion was founded by Godfroi de Bouillon in 1090,”” — Michael Baigent ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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FACT: The Priory of Sion - a European secret society founded in 1099 - is a real organization. In 1975 Paris's Bibliothque Nationale discovered… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
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“between 1195 and 1220, Wolfram composed his epic romance Parzival, he conferred on the Templars a most exalted status.” — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“In 1099, immediately after the capture of Jerusalem, a group of anonymous figures convened in secret conclave.” — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“in March 1314, Jacques de Molay, the grand master, and Geoffroi de Charnay, preceptor of Normandy, were roasted to death over a slow fire.” — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“the first historical information on the Templars is provided by a Frankish historian, Guillaume de Tyre, who wrote between 1175 and 1185.” — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“in 1444, Cosimo founded Europe’s first public library, the Library of San Marco, and thus began to challenge the Church’s long monopoly of learning.” — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“The "treasure," he declared flatly, did not involve gold or precious stones. On the contrary, it consisted of "incontrovertible proof" that the Crucifixion was… — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“When the king’s head fell beneath the guillotine, an unknown man is reported to have leaped onto the scaffold. He dipped his hand in… — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“In 1956 a series of books, articles, pamphlets, and other documents relating to Bérenger Saunière and the enigma of Rennes-le-Chateau began to appear in… — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“Rennes-le-Château and its environs had been on the ancient pilgrim route, which ran from northern Europe to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.” — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“The final recorded act in the order’s history had been the burning of the last grand master, Jacques de Molay, in March 1314.” — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image