A look at the similarities between these two statues.
Jesus and the Demon are both in similar poses. Both the statues were originally furnished with a staff of some sort, the Demon was said to once hold a 3 pronged pitchfork but it is now missing and no known photograph of it exists. Both are connected by water held in a shell like object. Both are displaying a bared shoulder. They are both looking down at the black and white tiled floor, which seems strange to me. Some have said the checkered floor could represent a chessboard, explaining why some of the statues are staring down at it, to indicate a chess move. One of the 'parchments' connected to this mystery was decoded by using the knights move on a chest board, are they connected? As I have never used the parchments in my investigations I will leave it up to others to validate their worth in solving Sauniere's Mystery. Whether the parchments are genuine or not they will be forever connected to the story.
Old photograph of the tiled floor from the Mary Magdalene Church at Rennes-le-Chateau. Chess board design highlighted.
The girl shown here from the Fleury Tableau is not looking up at Jesus as you would expect, but down at the floor by the Jesus statue. Fleury Tableau research 3 HERE
Maybe this constantly stared at area of floor held a special significance to Sauniere but has nothing to do with the black and white tiles. After finding whatever it was he found during the renovations of his church that started him on his path of mystery, Sauniere proceeded to dig up an unknown area of the church floor, could this be the location where he dug and found something? Did he find something of historic or monetary value buried here or perhaps the entrance to the crypt below the church?
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