The Holy Grail has been sought after by everyone from King Arthur to Indiana Jones. Can the Holy Grail, the cup Jesus drank from at the Last Supper, ever be found? Is it conceivable it has already been found?
For me the Holy Grail is the easiest of the artifacts directly related to Jesus to believe would have been kept. Both the cross and the nails likely would have been kept by the Romans and re-used. The crown of thorns likely would have been thrown out, and the garments of Jesus would have been taken by the soldiers. The cup however, is a different type of artifact. It is highly conceivable the apostles carried
some items with them, and personal drinking cups may have been included. I can certainly envision someone packing these up after the Last Supper in a pack of some type so they could use it at their next meal. After the crucifixion, it is doubtful the apostles would have thrown out the Lord’s cup. So, if it was in fact saved, where is it today?
Many would have you believe the Holy Grail is in the Chapel of the Holy
Chalice located inside the Valencia Cathedral in Spain. The chalice has been
housed in the cathedral since 1399 and is commonly credited with
being the authentic cup of Christ.
The chalice stands seven inches tall and the cup has a diameter of three
and a half inches. It is an Agate cup, dark red with a knobbed stem and two
curved handles. Experts believe the chalice was produced in either Palestine or
Egypt sometime between the 2nd and 1st century
B.C. This would mean the cup was possibly over 100 years old when Jesus began
to use it. Where and how it came to belong to Jesus is unknown.
While the Chalice in
Spain is considered authentic by many, there are several others who claim to
posses the true Holy Grail. These Chalices include, but are not limited to, the
Chalice of Dona Urraca, the Antioch Chalice, and the Nanteos Cup. While each of
these, as well as others, make claims of authenticity, doubts linger around
them all. While the ‘Cup of Christ’ may have certainly been kept by His
apostles, where it is now, nearly two thousand years later, remains uncertain