What happened to the Holy Grail?

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 holy grail now?

In their newly published book “Los Reyes del Grial” (“The Kings of the Grail”), medieval history lecturer Margarita Torres and art historian José Miguel Ortega del Rio claim the Holy Grail rests inside the Basilica of San Isidoro in the northern Spanish city of León.
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How was the Holy Grail lost?

This item was said to have been looted in the Fourth Crusade and brought to Troyes in France, but it was lost during the French Revolution. Two relics associated with the Grail survive today.
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When did the Holy Grail disappear?

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 the holy grail real and where is it?

The Holy Grail is supposedly the cup used by Christ at the last supper and by Joseph of Arimathea to collect Christ's blood at the Crucifixion. There is no proof that the Holy Grail existed at all, though many are still searching for it.
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Who found Holy Grail?

Despite this, Galahad is the knight who is chosen to find the Holy Grail. Galahad, in both the Lancelot-Grail cycle and in Malory's retelling, is exalted above all the other knights: he is the one worthy enough to have the Grail revealed to him and to be taken into Heaven.
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Was Mary Magdalene a wife of 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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Does the Vatican have the Holy Grail?

Valencia's Holy Grail is recognised by the Vatican

Along with Jerusalem, Rome and Santiago de Compostela, the Vatican has designated Valencia as one of the world's 'Eight Holy Cities' and as a 'City of the Holy Grail'. Two Popes, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, have held mass in Valencia with the chalice.
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Did the Knights Templar ever 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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Does the Bible mention the Holy Grail?

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According to the Bible, "Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them [the disciples], saying, 'Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. '" Matthew 26:27-28.
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Has the Holy Grail been recovered?

The Holy Grail may never be found, and it may not even be real, but that hasn't stopped it from becoming one of the most important drinking implements in all of history.
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Who protected 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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What is the secret of the Grail who does it serve?

To which the answer is “That cannot be spoken, but if called to its service the knowledge will not be hidden for long. In the film, Excalibur, it is suggested that the question of the Grail is …. “What is the secret of the Grail?” “It serves you my Lord”, the Grain Knight relates back to Arthur.
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Who was Jesus's daughter?

Some wish the ceremony that celebrated the beginning of the alleged marriage of Jesus and Mary Magdalene to be viewed as a "holy wedding"; and Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and their alleged daughter, Sarah, to be viewed as a "holy family", in order to question traditional gender roles and family values.
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Where is Mary Magdalene buried?

538 – 594), Mary Magdalene is said to have retired to Ephesus in Asia Minor with Mary the mother of Jesus, where they both lived out the rests of their lives. Gregory states that Mary Magdalene was buried in the city of Ephesus.
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Did Jesus have a wife?

"Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was not married, even though no reliable historical evidence exists to support that claim," King said in a press release.
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What was hidden under Solomon's Temple?

The Holy of Holies was prepared to receive and house the Ark; and when the Temple was dedicated, the Ark, containing the original tablets of the Ten Commandments, was placed beneath the cherubim.
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Are there any 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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Is the Holy Grail a woman?

But he says the Holy Grail actually is there, on the right hand of Jesus. He says the grail is the figure to the right of Jesus — commonly thought to be John, but actually Mary Magdalene. Some versions of the legend of the Holy Grail say it was taken out of Jerusalem and hidden away in Europe for centuries.
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Is Jesus blood still preserved?

Although the Bible never mentions Christ's blood being preserved, Acts of Pilate - one of the apocryphal gospels - relates that Joseph of Arimathea preserved the Precious Blood after he had washed the dead body of Christ; legends of Joseph were popular in the early thirteenth century, connected also with the emerging ...
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What artifacts are left from Jesus?

Religious Mysteries: 8 Alleged Relics of Jesus
  • Religious Relics. A man praying. ( ...
  • The True Cross. Jesus on the cross. ( ...
  • The Veil of Veronica. Veronica Holding Her Veil, by Hans Memling (Image credit: Hans Memling) ...
  • The Crown of Thorns. ...
  • The Sudarium of Oviedo. ...
  • Crucifixion Nails. ...
  • The Holy Grail. ...
  • The Holy Prepuce.
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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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Is Da Vinci Code true?

"The Da Vinci Code" is the fictional story of a conspiracy -- perpetrated by the Catholic Church and ongoing for 2,000 years -- to hide the truth about Jesus. Certain clues emerge through the works of Leonardo Da Vinci.
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How many kids did Mary and Joseph have?

They may have been: (1) the sons of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Joseph (the most natural inference); (2) sons of the Mary named in Mark 15:40 as "mother of James and Joses", whom Jerome identified with the wife of Clopas and sister of Mary the mother of Jesus; or (3) sons of Joseph by a former marriage.
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What happened to Mary Magdalene after Jesus death?

Mary Magdalene's life after the Gospel accounts. According to Eastern tradition, she accompanied St. John the Apostle to Ephesus, where she died and was buried. French tradition spuriously claims that she evangelized Provence (southeastern France) and spent her last 30 years in an Alpine cavern.
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