On 21 September 1891, Bérenger Saunière, parish priest of Rennes-le-Château, made a portentous discovery white he was restoring St Magdalene's church: the family vault of the Lords of Rennes.
For reasons still obscure, this vast tomb was sealed up in the XVIIIth century on the orders of François d'Hautpoul, lord of the manor.
Next to a crypt dating back to the VIth century -perhaps one of the most ancient in France- this vault could bouse the graves of the Barons Hautpoul since the XIVth century and those of the Counts of Rhedae, descendants of Guillaume de Gellone, since the IXth century.
Could this ancestral sepulcher, excavated by Abbé Saunière and then cleverly concealed underneath a deceptively extravagant décor, hold the key to the mystery of Rennes-le-Château ?

This CD-Rom presents a richly enhanced reworking of the lectures given by Paul Saussez at Rennes-le -Château in 2002 and 2003. Without claiming to report comprehensively on the "affair", it brings to light many aspects that have until now been widely overlooked.
The essay is based on recognised sources only and avoids rash speculation. More titan 100 animated screens retrace Saunière's restoration work and the intriguing discoveries he made in StMagdalene's church. Extensive 3D computer irnaging recreates the church as it stood in the XVIIIth century and show how Abbé Saunière had it cornpletely transfigured from 1887 to 1897.

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