If you haven’t read Dan Brown’s bestselling book, The Da Vinci Code, you must have at least seen the movie and met the secret organization called the Order of Sion. Let’s take a closer look at the Sion Sect, which is claimed to have a thousand-year history and to have fingers in all kinds of rudders in Europe, how it came to be, and most importantly, whether it is real.
Even if you haven’t read Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code, the book titled The Da Vinci Code in Turkish, which still manages to maintain its place in the world’s best-selling books list, you must have at least watched the 2006 film adaptation. We will not talk about this detailed story, but with this work, he made a name for himself. It is necessary to take a closer look at the Priory of Sion.
The name of the Priory of Sion was actually mentioned in some books long ago. However, since none of them were as popular as the Da Vinci Code, not many people knew that such a secret organization existed until the last book. millennials, who are said to have included European royalty and many scientists. What is the Priory of Sion, how did it come about, what is its purpose and more importantly, let’s take a closer look at the questions that are curious as to whether it is real.
What is the Priory of Zion?
The Priory of Sion is believed to have been founded in 1099. political events around the world. It is a secret religious organization that is thought to interfere directly. It is claimed that the name of the organization derives from Mount Zion in Jerusalem. Among the members of this organization, many members of European dynasties and world-renowned scientists are among the alleged ones.
How did the Priory of Sion come about, what did it do?
According to the allegations, Mr. Jesus with a woman named Mary Magdalene He was married and had children. Hz. Knowing that he was going to die, Jesus asked Mary to lead the church after him. Of course, St. After Jesus was crucified, the pressure on Mary and her children increased, so they had to flee. Mary Magdalene, who fled to France with her children, took refuge in a Jewish community here.
When we come to about the 5th century, Hz. A descendant of Jesus and Mary married a descendant of ancient Israel and a member of the royal family of France. well Hz. The lineage of Jesus, the French royal family, and the Jews converged. Members of this lineage started to control all events in Europe by establishing a secret organization.
The organization founded by members of this secret lineage, later called the Priory of Sion, Initiating the Crusades and the conquest of Jerusalem played a big role. Hz. He found many relics of Jesus. He led the establishment of the Knights Templar. After 1307, he went underground and continued his work in secret.
What is the purpose of the Priory of Sion?
- To establish the Holy European Empire by uniting all of Europe.
- To abolish the Catholic Church and establish a new state religion based on the Holy Grail and the Jewish Testament.
- Establishing the Greater Kingdom of Israel.
It is named because it is believed that the Sion Sect organization is working for these purposes. Rosicrucians, Vatican, Dead Sea Scrolls, Freemen, Sect of the Golden Dawn and has been mentioned with many other formations.
According to the belief of many, the Priory of Sion is an organization that undersigns all kinds of evil done in the world. However, in their own opinion The sole purpose of this sect is to establish peace for humanity. In other words, even if there is a war or massacre, they think that as a result of this, all humanity will win and absolute peace will be achieved.
According to the reports, members and grand masters of the Priory of Sion:
- Ugo de Blanchefort (1150-1151)
- Bernard de Tremblay (1151-153)
- Guillaume de Chanaleilles (1153-1154)
- Andre de Montbard(1155-1156)
- Bertrand de Blanchefort (1156-1169)
- Philippe de Milly (1169-1170)
- Eudes de Saint-Amand (1170-1180)
- Arnaud de Toroge (1181-1184)
- Gérard de Ridefort (1184-1188)
- Jean de Gisors (1188-1220)
- Marie de Saint-Clair (1220-1266)
- Guillaume de Gisors (1266-1307)
- Edouard de Bar (1307-1336)
- Jeanne de Bar (1336-1351)
- Jean de Saint-Clair (1351-1366)
- Blanche d’Evreux (1366-1398)
- Nicolas Flamel (1398-1418)
- René d’Anjou (1418-1480)
- Yolande de Bar (1480-1483)
- Sandro Filipepi AKA Botticelli (1483-1510)
- Leonardo da Vinci (1510-1519)
- Charles III (Duke of Bourbon-Montpensier) (1519-1527)
- Ferdinand de Gonzague (1527-1556)
- Michel de Notre-Dame AKA Nostradamus(1556-1566)
- Duc de Longueville & Nicolas Froumenteau (1566-1575)
- Louis de Nevers (1575-1595)
- Robert Fludd (1595-1637)
- Johann Valentin Andrea (1637-1654)
- Robert Boyle (1654-1691)
- Isaac Newton (1691-1727)
- Charles Radclyffe (1727-1746)
- Charles de Lorraine (1746-1780)
- Maximilian de Lorraine (1780-1801)
- Charles Nodier (1801-1844)
- Victor Hugo (1844-1885)
- Claude Debussy (1885-1918)
- Jean Cocteau (1918-1963)
- Pierre Plantard (1963-1981)
The Priory of Sion member selection and rank system:
Most of the information about the Priory of Sion dates back to 1956. Allegedly, the sect has 9,841 members and they are active in hundreds of different cities. According to the Laws of the Priory of Sion, drawn up by Grand Master Jean Cocteau, members are selected on the basis of full devotion to the order. Members gain seniority through a nine-degree system.
- apprentice
- Crusader
- Hero
- Sailor
- knight squire
- Knight
- Deputy Commander
- Commander
- Judge
- Sailor
Although the Priory of Sion is a religious-based formation, religious identity is not at the forefront during the selection of members. Same way race, ethnicity, political affiliation or sexual identity are also not of any importance. The only thing desired is the unconditional work of the member for the peace of humanity, no matter what, on the path of the sect.
The Priory of Sion logo:
Unfortunately, there is no explanation as to what the Cult of Sion logo means exactly. The inscriptions show the sect name and aims, but The symbols in the logo still remain a mystery. Some authors doing research on the subject, Hz. They say it’s a unique logo designed for the combination of the lineage of Jesus, Judaism, and European royalty.
How true is the information about the Priory of Sion?
Born in 1920, Pierre Plantard, a Frenchman who describes himself as ‘traditionalist, royalist and anti-Semitic’; During the Second World War, when France was occupied by the Nazis, he reached the authorities and that this invasion was carried out by the Jews made numerous reports.
Pierre Plantard was sentenced to prison for fraud in 1953. when it comes out He founded a structure called the Priory of Sion, named after a mountain in the region. When no one but a few crackers joined the organization, Plantard began writing a series of scrolls about how ancient and sacred their sect actually was. He secretly placed these documents in the great libraries of France and tried to attract people’s attention.
In 1993, Pierre Plantard’s house was raided and many documents and letters were found regarding all this fraud. Scientists examining the documents in question have already prepared quite badly. They said that these documents will be 40 years old at most. Moreover, Plantard confessed to all that he had done in court. So no, the Priory of Sion is not a real organization.
A secret organization that appears in the bestselling book The Da Vinci Code and allegedly has a thousand-year history. What is the Priory of Sion We answered the question and talked about what you need to know about this mysterious organization. You can share your thoughts on such conspiracy theories in the comments.