The Priory of Sion is a supposedly existing European secret society that was founded in the eleventh century. Its intended purpose is to preserve and protect the original precepts of Christianity. It also acts as the custodian of the family tree of the descendants of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. Public interest in him was attracted thanks to a number of books, among which the publication, which became a bestseller, Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, caused a lot of controversy.
The Priory of Zion plays a central role in Dan Brown's acclaimed novel The Da Vinci Code. It claims that the organization was founded in 1090 in the Holy Land by Baron Gottfried of Bouillon to restore the Merovingian dynasty, who are considered descendants of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, to power. Among the leaders are Isaac Newton and Sandro Botticelli, Victor Hugo and Leonardo da Vinci. These names were listed on parchments known as the "Secretdossier" (they were discovered in the National Library of Paris in 1975).
They say that after Jerusalem was captured by the Crusaders, the construction of the Abbey of Our Lady began on Mount Zion. It housed the monks of the Augustinian Order. As advisers to Gottfried of Bouillon, they entered the secret community, and also took a direct part in the creation of the Knights Templar (1118) as its administrative force. This society has functioned under various names, but the most commonly referred to is "The Monastery of Zion".
The two organizations acted for common interests, but at the same time, they were competitors to a certain extent, which ultimately led to serious differences in beliefs. The Knights Templar, as you know, was abolished (in 1312), but the Priory of Sion continued to exist and was ruled by grand masters, or Grand Masters - people whose names are famous in the history and culture of Western Europe.
In The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, the authors hypothesize that Jesus, married to Mary Magdalene, had several children.
They or their descendants left for the lands located on the territory of modern southern France. They later entered into marriage alliances with noble families, eventually founding the Merovingian dynasty.
Today, the Priory of Sion, which announced its revival in 2002, patronizes the descendants of the ancient French dynasty. In his opinion, the legendary Grail is the bosom of St. Mary Magdalene and, therefore,sacred royal family tree, of which she is the ancestor. He is committed to the idea of a united Europe and a new world order.
The Catholic Church, according to the "Monastery of Zion", tried to destroy the dynasty and its defenders - the Templars and Cathars, in order to maintain its power through the patriarchal line of the popes, starting from St. Peter.
But the problem is that although the Templars and Cathars, as well as the secret society of Freemasons that arose in the seventeenth century, historically existed, all the evidence regarding the "Monastery of Zion" and offered as truth in the above works are actually based on false information. This is a hoax created by the fraudster and pretender to the French throne, Pierre Plantard, who is the founder of the Priory of Sion.
