Priory of Sion: The Coume Sourde “Stone” 1967 – 2007The drawing of the Coume Sourde “stone” first appeared in Gérard de Sède’s 1967 book L’Or de Rennes, which was a re-written unpublished manuscript by Pierre Plantard. Before that, it was entirely unknown. In Histoire du Trésor de Rennes-le-Château (1985) “Pierre Jarnac” (Michel Vallet) wrote three things about the ‘PS Prae Cum’ written on the “stone”: that it stood for ‘I shall pray for you’; that ‘Prae-Cum’ was an abbreviation of ‘Praeconum’ signifying ‘The Heralds’ (failing to provide his source of information that ‘Prae-Cum’ was ever an abbreviation); and then offering the final conclusion that “PS is the genitive plural of Prae cum, which means Prayers of Prayers” – but this cannot be supported by any scholarly endorsement. Probably the most important piece of research involving the Coume-Sourde “stone” is the discovery of its “prototype diagram” originating from Philippe de Chérisey (version number 4, below) The Coume Sourde “stone” has undergone many different manifestations since its initial appearance in 1967 in Gérard de Sède’s book – a remarkable achievement for something that has never existed in the material world. In 1990 Pierre Plantard finally conceded that it never existed. |
