{"id":1546,"date":"2024-04-23T12:56:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T12:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/?p=1546"},"modified":"2024-04-23T12:56:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T12:56:33","slug":"where-is-the-ark-of-the-covenant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/where-is-the-ark-of-the-covenant.html","title":{"rendered":"Where is the Ark of the Covenant?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1547\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ark-of-covenant.jpg\" alt=\"Ark of the covenant replica\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ark-of-covenant.jpg 640w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ark-of-covenant-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nViewers of the &#8220;Curse of Oak Island&#8221; TV series know the theory that the Ark of the Covenant was taken by Knights Templar from Jerusalem to a tiny island near Halifax, Nova Scotia. But could it really have happened? And what other treasures might have been hidden by the Templars?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1548\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/gretchen-at-castle.jpg\" alt=\"Gretchen Cornwall\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/gretchen-at-castle.jpg 640w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/gretchen-at-castle-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One researcher who has devoted years to the study of Templar history and lore is Gretchen Cornwall. An expert guest on &#8220;Oak Island,&#8221; Gretchen was fortunate to have spoken with the late Zena Halpern about her map of the mysterious island, and recently wrote the book,\u00a0<em>Oak Island&#8217;s Mysteries of the Map, House of Rochefoucauld, Templar Statue, Royston Cave.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gretchen will be leading a tour of Templar sites in England and France this September, and you could join her small group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Templar&#8217;s Journey to England &amp; France, September 27 &#8211; October 7, 2024<\/strong>, will visit many of the Templar locations featured on &#8220;Oak Island&#8221; episodes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1549\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gretchen-Marty-Alex-Charles-Royston.jpg\" alt=\"Gretchen Cornwall with &quot;Curse of Oak Island&quot; TV show cast in Royston Cave.\" width=\"640\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gretchen-Marty-Alex-Charles-Royston.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gretchen-Marty-Alex-Charles-Royston-300x179.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gretchen-Marty-Alex-Charles-Royston-1024x611.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gretchen-Marty-Alex-Charles-Royston-768x458.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gretchen-Marty-Alex-Charles-Royston-1536x916.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Temple Church in London, with an effigy of Templar-Lay-Brother Sir Geoffrey de Mandeville<\/li>\n<li>Royston Cave, a secret site for the Knights Templar<\/li>\n<li>Ch\u00e2teau de la Rochefoucauld &amp; the Abbey of St Nicolas<\/li>\n<li>Domme Prison, famous for its Templar stone carvings<\/li>\n<li>Plus: Westminster Abbey, Chartres Cathedral and the Tower of London<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yNDY0NDI4MzUyMTc4NDkyNzAyJmM9bDByMCZlPTE5MjgmYj0xMzExMTYzMDYzJmQ9czZvNXcxaQ==.YWYqUvg4yfWTu3kw-GxV6guqrVDFdxouS3njusYX9yk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yNDY0NDI4MzUyMTc4NDkyNzAyJmM9bDByMCZlPTE5MjgmYj0xMzExMTYzMDYzJmQ9czZvNXcxaQ%3D%3D.YWYqUvg4yfWTu3kw-GxV6guqrVDFdxouS3njusYX9yk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1713961235654000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1USZXv_2BGK0XlqP-BQNHz\"><strong>Click Here for Complete Templar Tour Details<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Replica of Ark of the Covenant:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yNDY0NDI4MzUyMTc4NDkyNzAyJmM9bDByMCZlPTE5MjgmYj0xMzExMTYzMDY1JmQ9cDJ4OGY1aQ==.ob8DFbZsSFerYrnEIwrFzAEOhtbxeK9kK6WuOeXWcyE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yNDY0NDI4MzUyMTc4NDkyNzAyJmM9bDByMCZlPTE5MjgmYj0xMzExMTYzMDY1JmQ9cDJ4OGY1aQ%3D%3D.ob8DFbZsSFerYrnEIwrFzAEOhtbxeK9kK6WuOeXWcyE&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1713961235654000&amp;usg=AOvVaw16qTDDDTyDDggTyTp6eTxy\">Suseno<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yNDY0NDI4MzUyMTc4NDkyNzAyJmM9bDByMCZlPTE5MjgmYj0xMzExMTYzMDY2JmQ9dDZ4MngwYg==.DSkuK7QMjUmFMv7yQlgGtKana3t7mFup6VDkfnzR4kY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yNDY0NDI4MzUyMTc4NDkyNzAyJmM9bDByMCZlPTE5MjgmYj0xMzExMTYzMDY2JmQ9dDZ4MngwYg%3D%3D.DSkuK7QMjUmFMv7yQlgGtKana3t7mFup6VDkfnzR4kY&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1713961235654000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0z27UYzhglGxMT_3QmcdXE\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Viewers of the &#8220;Curse of Oak Island&#8221; TV series know the theory that the Ark of the Covenant was taken by Knights Templar from Jerusalem to a tiny island near Halifax, Nova Scotia. 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