The DaVinci Code--what does 'priory of sion' mean to you?

Question

I had never heard of this before and cannot get a message of what it means through reading the book. Anybody?

Answer 1

The Prieuré de Sion, usually rendered in English translation as Priory of Sion (occasionally as 'Priory of Zion'), is an alleged thousand-year-old cabal featured in various conspiracy theories, as well as being listed as a factual ancient mystery religion in the bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.
It has been characterized as anything from the most influential secret society in Western history to a modern Rosicrucian-esque ludibrium, but, ultimately, has been shown to be a hoax created in 1956 by Pierre Plantard, a pretender to the French throne.
The evidence presented in support of its historical existence has not been considered authentic or persuasive by established historians, academics, and universities, and the evidence was later discovered to have been forged and then planted in various locations around France by Plantard and his associates.
Nevertheless, many conspiracy theorists insist on the truth of the Priory's role as a powerful secret society.

Answer 2

Well i have read the whopping 600+ pg book by Dan Brown and well i did come across and he also did explained what it was in bits and pieces here and there but i kinda manged to get what he was trying to tell and what he basically was trying to say was that the Priory Of Sion was sort of like the protector about the details of the Holy Grail or called SANG REAL in the book..the most baffling piece i read was that the Holy Grail is in fact a person and not the wine glass as we previously believed and that was the secret that the priory of Sion knew and also where the Holy Grail was located.....

I think you should see the movie because its clear and less time consuming..

Hope this helped

Answer 3

The priory of sion was the name of the group (Leonardo Davinci, Sir Issac Newton, etc) they created that held the secret of there being descent of Jesus. The so called secret society used to hold a mating ritual where they would have sex to keep the blood line of Jesus going. So most of the members were supposed to be relative of Jesus. The story state that when Jesus died Mary Magdaline was pregnant with his baby and she kept this a secret and went into hiding then they created this group. And this book is fiction but no one really knows for sure whether this really happened or not. But never the less the book was great. Hope this helped.

Answer 4

A secret society which created the Knights Templar and which has been directed by Grand Masters who include some of the most illustrious names in Western history and culture. Its aim is to reinstate the Merovingian dynasty to the throne of France and other European nations.

Answer 5

It's a secret society that is sort of like the Masons, if you've read the book Angels and Demons. The people in it guard the supposed secret of the Chalice. Read more about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priory_of_Sion
http://www.priory-of-sion.com/
http://www.ordotempli.org/priory_of_sion.htm
http://altreligion.about.com/library/bl_priory.htm

Answer 6

It's a hoax created in 1956.

Answer 7

This site has the most relevant material on it;

http://www.priory-of-sion.com/

Answer 8

it means nothing. u enjoyed the book that is all that matters. forget about meanings