Has Holy Grail been found?

The Holy Grail – the sacred cup Jesus drank from at the Last Supper – is one of the most well-known symbols in Christianity. It's also one of the religion's greatest sources of myth and mystery. Yet despite the Grail's fame, no one is entirely sure where it is or whether it ever existed.
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Where is the Holy Grail now?

The Holy Grail is the cup believed to have been used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper. But do you know that officially recognized by Vatican Holy Grail is housed in its own chapel at the Cathedral of Valencia?
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Does the Holy Grail exist today?

Many historians are skeptical of the latest claim of the Holy Grail's discovery, and there's no evidence that the Holy Grail even exists.
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Where is the Holy Grail buried?

The Grail was buried somewhere on Glastonbury Tor, perhaps between Arthur and Guinevere's coffins, the most poetic place. Legend states that since the Holy Grail was NOT the Holy Chalice, which is correct, it was buried with Jesus somewhere near his Crucifixion site.
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What happens if you drink from the Holy Grail?

According to Grail myth (or at least the parts of the myth that The Last Crusade adheres to), is if you drink from the Holy Grail, it will grant you immortality. The only catch is that you can't leave the temple it's housed in (otherwise known as passing through the Great Seal).
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Who guards the Holy Grail?

The Grail is initially guarded in a magical castle by a character called the Fisher King, who is in constant pain from a wound to his leg, divine punishment for his failure to remain chaste.
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When was Holy Grail last seen?

Remarkably, the Holy Grail was recorded as located in Troyes in 1610. Unfortunately, the holy Christian relic disappeared sometime during the French Revolution, circa 1789-99.
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Is Holy Grail fact or fiction?

The Holy Grail is the subject of numerous myths and legends, which makes it difficult for scholars to distinguish fact from fiction. The word “grail” probably comes from the Latin word gradale, which refers to a deep platter that foods were served on at medieval banquets.
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Can you visit the Holy Grail?

Guided tours

To find out even more about the Holy Grail you can take a guided tour through important spots in Valencia that help tell its story, and includes entrance to the Cathedral and Chapel of the Holy Grail.
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Is there a bloodline from Jesus?

The notion of a direct bloodline from Jesus and Mary Magdalene and its supposed relationship to the Merovingians, as well as to their alleged modern descendants, is strongly dismissed as pseudohistorical by a qualified majority of Christian and secular historians such as Darrell Bock and Bart D.
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What is the last Holy Grail War?

The Holy Grail War is a contest, founded by the Einzbern, Matou, and Tohsaka families centuries ago, in which seven mages summon seven Heroic Spirits to compete and obtain the power of the "Holy Grail", which grants a wish to each member of the winning duo.
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How much money is the Holy Grail worth?

Feast your eyes on these new images of the treasure among the wreckage of the Spanish ship San José, often called the "holy grail of shipwrecks." When it sank on June 8, 1708, it was carrying gold, silver, jewels, and other precious cargo worth roughly $17 billion today.
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Did the Templars find the Holy Grail?

Among the artifacts the Templars are said to have unearthed during their time on Temple Mount were the fabled Holy Grail, the Turin Shroud, the head of St.
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Is the Holy Grail a real artifact?

While these are popular and fascinating legends, scholars generally regard the stories as fictional. Scholars cannot even be certain whether the Last Supper actually occurred and if the Holy Grail ever existed. Even if the Holy Grail did exist it's unlikely that it will ever be found.
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Who is God in the Holy Grail?

God is a recurring antagonist in the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail and the 1983 film Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. In his appearances, he is shown to be a rude, egotistical jerk who is disrespectful to everyone he encounters. He was portrayed by the late Graham Chapman, who also played Mr.
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Was Mary Magdalene married to Jesus?

Mary Magdalene as trusted disciple

For its part, the Bible gave no hint that Mary Magdalene was Jesus's wife. None of the four canonical gospels suggests that sort of relationship, even though they list the women who travel with Jesus and in some cases include their husbands' names.
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How old is the Holy Grail?

The first known writing about the Holy Grail in connection with the story of King Arthur was Perceval, the Story of the Grail, a romance in verse written at the end of the 12th century by the French poet Chrétien de Troyes.
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Where is Jesus buried?

The renovated Tomb where Jesus is thought to be buried, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem.
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Was the Holy Grail lost?

The Holy Grail is said to be located in various places, although it has never been found. Some believe it is located in Glastonbury in England, Somerset. According to some sources, the Knights Templars discovered the Holy Grail at the Temple in Jerusalem, took it away, and hid it.
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Where is the chalice that Jesus drank from?

Several locations around the world claim to already possess the original Grail. Historians Margarita Torres and José Miguel Ortega del Rio claim the Holy Grail resides inside the Basilica of San Isidoro in the northern Spanish city of León. Others claim the Grail can be found in Valencia Cathedral.
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Are there Knights Templar today?

Today Templar revivalism remains strong. Templar iconography is popular with European neo-fascists: The Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik claimed to be a Templar, and Knights Templar International is an online network that connects far-right activists, particularly in Britain.
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Which three knights found the Holy Grail?

The three goodly knights, Sir Galahad, Sir Bors, and Sir Percival, whose purity of heart and spiritual graces brought them very close to the Grail, are distinguished by halos in the middle and upper lancets, and are further recognized by the appearance of their coats-of-arms on shields held by angels in the three large ...
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Who corrupted the Holy Grail?

Corrupted Holy Grail

The essence of its content is a "colorless force", but after the third Grail War, it has been polluted by Angra Mainyu and became a malignant "swirling power", a curse, the third element.
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What is the liquid that Jesus drank?

It was dipped in vinegar (Ancient Greek: ὄξος, romanized: oxos; in some translations sour wine), most likely posca, a regular beverage of Roman soldiers, and offered to Jesus to drink from during the Crucifixion, according to Matthew 27:48, Mark 15:36, and John 19:29.
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