Dan Brown’s The DaVinci Code is a world renowned novel known for its controversial depiction of the Catholic church and the use of secret societies to tell his fictitious tale of finding one of the world’s most famous artifacts.
A devout Monk, Silas, of Opus Dei (a secret Catholic Society) is sent by an unknown Teacher to find the hidden location of the famous Holy Grail in Paris. After confirming the location with 3 members of the Priory of Sion (keepers of the Holy Grail), Silas shoots Jacques Sauniere, the master of the secret society. Unbeknownst to him, all the members, including Sauniere, had given him a false location. Not wanting the secret to die with him, Jacques creates an intricate path of clues for his granddaughter Sophie and master of symbolism, Robert Langdon to find. Sophie was raised by her grandfather after her family died in a car accident. He trained her in deciphering codes, and loved her very much. When she was only a teen, the two had a falling out, resulting in Sophie not speaking with Jacques until that day, just before he died.
Soon Robert realizes that he and Sophie are suspects for the murder, being the last people Sauniere was in contact with, and act fast to crack the code that had been left for them. Before running from the authorities, they find a key, marked with the seal of the Priory of Sion. …show more content…
Teabing recalls the legend of the sacred Holy Grail, stating that the bible was not straight from God, Jesus was not divine from birth, and finally, that Jesus Christ Himself was married to Mary Magdalene, who bore his only daughter. To finish his history of the Grail, Teabing reveals that the Holy Grail is not the cup from the last supper at all; it is the body of Mary Magdalene and documents that accompany her sarcophagus that prove that she has carried the bloodline of
A devout Monk, Silas, of Opus Dei (a secret Catholic Society) is sent by an unknown Teacher to find the hidden location of the famous Holy Grail in Paris. After confirming the location with 3 members of the Priory of Sion (keepers of the Holy Grail), Silas shoots Jacques Sauniere, the master of the secret society. Unbeknownst to him, all the members, including Sauniere, had given him a false location. Not wanting the secret to die with him, Jacques creates an intricate path of clues for his granddaughter Sophie and master of symbolism, Robert Langdon to find. Sophie was raised by her grandfather after her family died in a car accident. He trained her in deciphering codes, and loved her very much. When she was only a teen, the two had a falling out, resulting in Sophie not speaking with Jacques until that day, just before he died.
Soon Robert realizes that he and Sophie are suspects for the murder, being the last people Sauniere was in contact with, and act fast to crack the code that had been left for them. Before running from the authorities, they find a key, marked with the seal of the Priory of Sion. …show more content…
Teabing recalls the legend of the sacred Holy Grail, stating that the bible was not straight from God, Jesus was not divine from birth, and finally, that Jesus Christ Himself was married to Mary Magdalene, who bore his only daughter. To finish his history of the Grail, Teabing reveals that the Holy Grail is not the cup from the last supper at all; it is the body of Mary Magdalene and documents that accompany her sarcophagus that prove that she has carried the bloodline of