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The most famous relic of the Holy Grail is the Holy Chalice, preserved at the Cathedral of Saint Mary, in Valencia [Spain]. The Chalice was supposedly taken by Peter to Rome in the first century, and then to Huesca in Spain by Saint Lawrence in the 3rd century. Archaeologists say the artifact is a 1st century Middle Eastern stone vessel, possibly from Antioch, Syria (now Turkey); its history can be traced to the 11th century, and it presently rests atop an ornate stem and base, made in the Medieval era of alabaster, gold, and gemstones. There is no proven connection with Jesus.
The most famous relic of the Holy Grail is the Holy Chalice, preserved at the Cathedral of Saint Mary, in Valencia [Spain]. The Chalice was supposedly taken by Peter to Rome in the first century, and then to Huesca in Spain by Saint Lawrence in the 3rd century. Archaeologists say the artifact is a 1st century Middle Eastern stone vessel, possibly from Antioch, Syria (now Turkey); its history can be traced to the 11th century, and it presently rests atop an ornate stem and base, made in the Medieval era of alabaster, gold, and gemstones. There is no proven connection with Jesus.
====The Antioch Chalice====


A chalice discovered in Antioch just before World War I (and now in the Collections of the Metropolitan Museum of New York) was also touted for some time as the Holy Chalice. It is now recognized that the artifact is a 6th-century lamp.
A chalice discovered in Antioch just before World War I (and now in the Collections of the Metropolitan Museum of New York) was also touted for some time as the Holy Chalice. It is now recognized that the artifact is a 6th-century lamp.


*Cf. the [[Holy Basin]] at Genoa, believed to be the dish (not the chalice) used by Jesus
==== The Genoa Basin (the Sacro Catino) ====
 
Around 1101 the Genovese brought back from the Holy Land a dish they found in [[Caesarea Maritima]]. They paid a large sum of money as the dish was believed to be made of emerald. Jacobus de Voragine in his chronicle of Genoa, written at the close of the 13th century, claimed that it was the dish used by Jesus at the [[Last Supper]]. At such it was venerated in the Cathedral of Genoa. When Napoleon conquered Genoa in 1806, the dish was brought to France. It was returned in 1816 broken in 10 pieces (of which one missing), which identified the emerald as glass. Restored in 1906 and 1951, the dish is now preserved at the Museum of the Treasure of the Cathedral of Genoa. The artifact is now recognized to be 9th-10th century work of Islamic art.


==In Depth==
==In Depth==

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According to Christian traditions, the Holy Grail is the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers.

Overview

The legend of the Holy Grail first came together in the form of written romances, deriving perhaps from some pre-Christian Celtic folklore hints, in the later 12th and early 13th centuries. The connection of Joseph of Arimathea with the Grail legend dates from Robert de Boron's Joseph d'Arimathie (late 12th century) in which Joseph receives the Grail from an apparition of Jesus and sends it with his followers to Great Britain. The quest for the Holy Grail made up an important segment of the Arthurian cycle, appearing first in works by Chrétien de Troyes.

Lately, in arch-fi circles, the legend has taken new life, as the Holy Grail was connected with the secret of a Jesus Bloodline from his "wife" Mary Magdalene.

The Valencia Chalice

The most famous relic of the Holy Grail is the Holy Chalice, preserved at the Cathedral of Saint Mary, in Valencia [Spain]. The Chalice was supposedly taken by Peter to Rome in the first century, and then to Huesca in Spain by Saint Lawrence in the 3rd century. Archaeologists say the artifact is a 1st century Middle Eastern stone vessel, possibly from Antioch, Syria (now Turkey); its history can be traced to the 11th century, and it presently rests atop an ornate stem and base, made in the Medieval era of alabaster, gold, and gemstones. There is no proven connection with Jesus.

The Antioch Chalice

A chalice discovered in Antioch just before World War I (and now in the Collections of the Metropolitan Museum of New York) was also touted for some time as the Holy Chalice. It is now recognized that the artifact is a 6th-century lamp.

The Genoa Basin (the Sacro Catino)

Around 1101 the Genovese brought back from the Holy Land a dish they found in Caesarea Maritima. They paid a large sum of money as the dish was believed to be made of emerald. Jacobus de Voragine in his chronicle of Genoa, written at the close of the 13th century, claimed that it was the dish used by Jesus at the Last Supper. At such it was venerated in the Cathedral of Genoa. When Napoleon conquered Genoa in 1806, the dish was brought to France. It was returned in 1816 broken in 10 pieces (of which one missing), which identified the emerald as glass. Restored in 1906 and 1951, the dish is now preserved at the Museum of the Treasure of the Cathedral of Genoa. The artifact is now recognized to be 9th-10th century work of Islamic art.

In Depth

The legend of the Holy Grail have been studied in all its ramifications since the nineteenth century by philologists and specialists in folklore such as Frédéric Guillaume Bergmann, Eugène Hucher, and others, until the recent works by Richard W. Barber.

The Holy Grail in Fiction

The legend of the Holy Grail has inspired numerous pieces of art and works of fiction.

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