Your
Guide to the People, Places, and Mysteries behind the Da Vinci Code
Secrets
and Lies
Organizations
mentioned in the Da Vinci Code include Opus Dei, a highly secretive
and controversial Catholic order, the mysterious Priory of
Sion, the Freemasons, and the Knights Templar, an ancient order
of warrior monks created and destroyed by the Church.
The
Knights Templar, an ancient monastic order, had power that
rivaled Kings. They are implicated in dozens of mysteries,
and rumored to be the guardians of the Holy Grail. Their arrest,
torture, and executions are still controversial seven hundred
years later. Follow the link for Histories, rumors, pictures,
and much more on the fabled Knights.
The
Priory of Sion was a monastic order, purportedly founded in
the eleventh century by crusader king Godefroi de Bouillion.
In the twelfth century, an event occurred that split the order
in two. The resulting new order would be known as the "Knights
of the Temple," commonly known as the Knights Templar
(Templars). History
was silent on the fate of the Priory, until the end of the
nineteenth century, when mysterious documents surfaced.. Read
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"If
you realize that your body is your enemy, and an enemy of God's
glory since it is an enemy of your sanctification, why do you
treat it so softly?" ~ Josemaria Escriva, Opus Dei founder
Opus
Dei (Latin, "Work of God") is a politically influential
worldwide organization of Catholics, an evangelical group that
encourages the pursuit of sainthood for 'ordinary' believers.
Opus
Dei has been criticized for its conservative worldview and its
encouragement of the practice of corporeal mortification, including
fasting, flagellation,* and the use of the cilice,
a barbed metal garter worn around the thigh.
*A
practice which peaked in popularity around the time of the Black
Plague.
Rosicrucians
The "Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross" has never been revealed,
yet has influenced political, philosophical, and religious thinking for
hundreds of years. Are they descended from the Knights Templar, the true "Priory
of Sion?"
Freemasons
The origins of Freemasonry is clouded- yet some Masons claim descent
from the Knights Templar. Click the link to learn more about Freemasonry
ancient and modern.
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