Theological books within the Magdala tower in Rennes-le-Chateau built by oddly wealth priest Béranger Saunière as his library

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Discoveries of valuable parchments and/or buried Cathar treasure by the 19th century parish priest Béranger Saunière, who used his unexplained wealth for building works, including this exotic Magdala tower, are among a host of mysteries--including plots on the life of Jesus--that feed conspiracy theories, many books and a flow of tourits to tiny mountaintop Rennes-le-Chateau

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Location: Rennes-le-Chateau Aude Languedoc-Roussillon France
Photo credit: © Marion Kaplan / Alamy / Afripics
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