Was Berenger Sauniere, the priest at the center of the enigma of Rennes-le-Chateau, controlled by a secret society? Yes is the answer, but which one? The group was known as the A.A., said to be the successor of the Compagnie de St. Sacrement, a 17th century secret society that was banned by King Louis XIV. Both were said to protect "the secret," of such gigantic proportions that its nature has never been revealed. The authors have uncovered a hidden dimension of the basilica of Notre Dame de Marceille. On the surface, the church is like any other, but it has a hidden dimension, which has been successfully kept underneath the church lies a secret underground complex, hidden for more than 500 years in which not only a monetary treasure was located, but which was also a pagan religious site which was once placed under the control of the Templars.

THE SECRET VAULT: The Secret Societies' Manipulation of Sauniere and the Secret Sanctuary of Notre-Dame-de-Marceille, by Andre Douzet, and Philip Coppens. 152 pages. 6x9 Paperback. Illustrated, and Bibliography.