"The Priory of Sion"@en . . . . "First Appearance"@en . . "The Priory of Sion is a secret society that existed to keep the secret of the Merovingians."@en . "The Prieur\u00E9 de Sion, translated from French as Priory of Sion, is a name given to multiple groups, both real and fictitious. The most controversial is a fringe fraternal organisation, founded and dissolved in France in 1956 (abiding by the 1901 French Law of Associations) by Pierre Plantard. In the 1960s, Plantard created a fictitious history for that organization, describing it as a secret society founded by Godfrey of Bouillon on Mount Zion in the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1099, conflating it with a genuine historical monastic order, the Abbey of Our Lady of Mount Zion. In Plantard's version, the priory was devoted to installing a secret bloodline of the Merovingian dynasty on the thrones of France and the rest of Europe. This myth was expanded upon and popularised by the 1982 pseudohistorical book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail and later claimed as factual in the preface of the 2003 novel, The Da Vinci Code. After becoming a cause c\u00E9l\u00E8bre from the late 1960s to the 1980s, the mythical Priory of Sion was exposed as a ludibrium created by Plantard as a framework for his claim of being the Great Monarch prophesied by Nostradamus. Evidence presented in support of its historical existence and activities before 1956 was discovered to have been forged and then planted in various locations around France by Plantard and his accomplices. Nevertheless, many conspiracy theorists still persist in believing that the Priory of Sion is an age-old cabal that conceals a subversive secret. The Priory of Sion myth has been exhaustively debunked by journalists and scholars as one of the great hoaxes of the 20th century. Some skeptics have expressed concern that the proliferation and popularity of books, websites and films inspired by this hoax have contributed to the problem of conspiracy theories, pseudohistory and other confusions becoming more mainstream. Others are troubled by the romantic reactionary ideology unwittingly promoted in these works."@en . . . . "The Prieur\u00E9 de Sion, translated from French as Priory of Sion, is a name given to multiple groups, both real and fictitious. The most controversial is a fringe fraternal organisation, founded and dissolved in France in 1956 (abiding by the 1901 French Law of Associations) by Pierre Plantard. In the 1960s, Plantard created a fictitious history for that organization, describing it as a secret society founded by Godfrey of Bouillon on Mount Zion in the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1099, conflating it with a genuine historical monastic order, the Abbey of Our Lady of Mount Zion. In Plantard's version, the priory was devoted to installing a secret bloodline of the Merovingian dynasty on the thrones of France and the rest of Europe. This myth was expanded upon and popularised by the 1982 pseudohistor"@en . . . "The Priory of Sion (French: Prieur\u00E9 de Sion) is the name of a secret organization said to be involved with the founding of the Knights Templar, a Christian military order that existed in the Middle Ages. The organization is mentioned in the first Bible Black game. The Templar's first Grand Master, Hugues de Payens, had sealed a pact with the Devil and managed to live for 200 years. He learned of a secret ritual to deceive the Devil by transferring his soul to another body, a ritual supposedly also used by Jesus ChristWP to switch bodies with another person before he was crucified."@en . . . . "- Unknown -"@en . . "Priory of Sion"@en . "The Prieur\u00E9 de Sion, translated from French as Priory of Sion, is a name given to multiple groups, both real and fictitious. The most notorious is a fringe fraternal organization, founded and dissolved in France in 1956 by Pierre Plantard. In the 1960s, Plantard created a fictitious history for that organization, describing it as a secret society founded in the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1099, which serves the interests of the Merovingian dynasty and its alleged bloodlines. This myth was expanded upon and popularized by the 1982 controversial book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, and later claimed as factual in the preface of the 2003 conspiracy fiction novel The Da Vinci Code."@en . . . . . . "Pierre Plantard"@en . . . . "See lists below."@en . . "One time member Reika Kitami."@en . "The Priory of Sion is a secret society that existed to keep the secret of the Merovingians."@en . "Created by"@en . . . . . . . . "Real Names"@en . "250"^^ . . . "1956"^^ . "The Prieur\u00E9 de Sion, translated from French as Priory of Sion, is a name given to multiple groups, both real and fictitious. The most notorious is a fringe fraternal organization, founded and dissolved in France in 1956 by Pierre Plantard. In the 1960s, Plantard created a fictitious history for that organization, describing it as a secret society founded in the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1099, which serves the interests of the Merovingian dynasty and its alleged bloodlines. This myth was expanded upon and popularized by the 1982 controversial book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, and later claimed as factual in the preface of the 2003 conspiracy fiction novel The Da Vinci Code. After becoming a cause c\u00E9l\u00E8bre from the late 1960s to the 1980s, the mythical Priory of Sion was exposed as a ludibrium created by Plantard as a framework for his false pretention to the French throne. Evidence presented in support of its historical existence and activities before 1956 was discovered to have been forged and then planted in various locations around France by Plantard and his accomplices. Nevertheless, many conspiracy theorists persist in believing that the Priory of Sion is an age-old cabal that conceals a subversive secret. The Priory of Sion myth has been exhaustively debunked by journalists and scholars as one of the great hoaxes of the 20th century. Some skeptics have expressed concern that the proliferation and popularity of books, websites and films inspired by this hoax have contributed to the problem of conspiracy theories, pseudohistory and other confusions becoming more mainstream. Others are troubled by the romantic reactionary ideology unwittingly promoted in these works."@en . "The Priory of Sion (French: Prieur\u00E9 de Sion) is the name of a secret organization said to be involved with the founding of the Knights Templar, a Christian military order that existed in the Middle Ages. The organization is mentioned in the first Bible Black game. The Templar's first Grand Master, Hugues de Payens, had sealed a pact with the Devil and managed to live for 200 years. He learned of a secret ritual to deceive the Devil by transferring his soul to another body, a ritual supposedly also used by Jesus ChristWP to switch bodies with another person before he was crucified."@en . . . . . . . "Priory of Sion"@en .