According to Christian tradition, the Holy Grail is the cup, plate, or dish used by Jesus at the Last Supper. Some people believe that it possesses special supernatural powers. But exactly what happened to it has long been a mystery.
Many stories about the Grail appeared during the Middle Ages. In one story Joseph of Arimathea receives the Grail from an apparition of Jesus and sends it to Great Britain. Another story associates it with the Knights Templar, who were said to have buried it at a secret location.
Cups claimed to be the Grail can be found in several churches. The Saint Mary of Valencia Cathedral contains a chalice supposedly taken by Saint Peter to Rome in the first century, and then to Huesca in Spain by Saint Lawrence in the 3rd century. Others believe that the Grail is beneath Rosslyn Chapel or lies deep in the spring at Glastonbury Tor. Another story claims that a secret line of hereditary protectors keep the Grail. Some modern books and movies even combine the story of the Grail with a theory that Mary Magdalene secretly married Jesus and bore him a daughter.
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