Church Secrets and Legends
An American documentary miniseries which primarily focuses on Christian legends and folklore concerning specific Cathedrals and churches in various countries. Also depicted are a number of legends concerning religious buildings from other religious traditions. Among the various buildings and tales depicted: the First Church in Salem in Salem, Massachusetts and its association with the Salem Witch Trials, the use of the Grand Mosque of Paris as a hiding place for Jews during the Holocaust, the use of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Cumberland, Maryland as a local stop for the Underground Railroad, the creation of The Angelus Temple in Los Angeles by the controversial faith healer Aimee Semple McPherson, ghost stories revolving around Edgar Allan Poe's tomb at the Westminster Hall of Baltimore, protests about the religious murals in the synagogue of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple and their supposed influence from Christian art, and suspicions that the tomb of Napoleon in the Cathedral of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides actually contains the body of an impostor.
- 2014-2014
- 1 season
- Travel Channel
- Documentary
An American documentary miniseries which primarily focuses on Christian legends and folklore concerning specific Cathedrals and churches in various countries. Also depicted are a number of legends concerning religious buildings from other religious traditions. Among the various buildings and tales depicted: the First Church in Salem in Salem, Massachusetts and its association with the Salem Witch Trials, the use of the Grand Mosque of Paris as a hiding place for Jews during the Holocaust, the use of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Cumberland, Maryland as a local stop for the Underground Railroad, the creation of The Angelus Temple in Los Angeles by the controversial faith healer Aimee Semple McPherson, ghost stories revolving around Edgar Allan Poe's tomb at the Westminster Hall of Baltimore, protests about the religious murals in the synagogue of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple and their supposed influence from Christian art, and suspicions that the tomb of Napoleon in the Cathedral of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides actually contains the body of an impostor.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2014
Episode 1
Salem Witch Trials, World's Largest Cathedral, Grand Mosque of Paris
Sun, Mar 16, 2014
At the world's largest cathedral, St. John the Divine, sculptures appear to foretell the destructive events of 9/11. Also, learn the true story of the Salem Witch Trials and how the Grand Mosque of Paris secretly protected Jews from Nazi terror.
Episode 2
Underground Railroad, Killer Priest, Notre Dame Cathedral Mystery
Sun, Mar 23, 2014
An 1840s Episcopal church is built over long-forgotten tunnels housing a secret network, Father Hans Schmidt shocks the world with a bloody crime in a house of God, and a dark secret of unspeakable taboo unravels at Notre Dame Cathedral.
Episode 3
Scientology, Dagger John, Napoleon Murder Mystery
Sun, Mar 30, 2014
The celebrity-filled Church of Scientology falls into the crosshairs of the FBI, "Dagger" John Hughes fights for Old St. Patrick's Cathedral, and mystery surrounds the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte, leading some to believe it's not his actual final resting place.