page_title: Holy Chalice
hierarchical_section_title: Holy Chalice
context_page_description: The Holy Chalice, also known as the Holy Grail, is in Christian tradition the vessel that Jesus used at the Last Supper to serve wine. The Synoptic Gospels refer to Jesus sharing a cup of wine with the Apostles, saying it was the covenant in his blood. The use of wine and chalice in the Eucharist in Christian churches is based on the Last Supper story. In the late 12th century, the author Robert de Boron associated the pre-existing story of the Holy Grail, a magical item from Arthurian literature, with the Holy Chalice. This association was continued in many subsequent Arthurian works, including the Lancelot-Grail cycle, the Post-Vulgate Cycle, and Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. Two main artifacts, a cup in the Cathedral of Valencia and a hexagonal dish in Genoa, have been particularly well known since Medieval times and have been both identified as the Holy Chalice.
context_section_description: The Holy Chalice, also known as the Holy Grail, is in Christian tradition the vessel that Jesus used at the Last Supper to serve wine. The Synoptic Gospels refer to Jesus sharing a cup of wine with the Apostles, saying it was the covenant in his blood. The use of wine and chalice in the Eucharist in Christian churches is based on the Last Supper story. In the late 12th century, the author Robert de Boron associated the pre-existing story of the Holy Grail, a magical item from Arthurian literature, with the Holy Chalice. This association was continued in many subsequent Arthurian works, including the Lancelot-Grail (Vulgate) cycle, the Post-Vulgate Cycle, and Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. Two main artifacts, a cup in the Cathedral of Valencia and a hexagonal dish in Genoa, have been particularly well known since Medieval times and have been both identified as the Holy Chalice.
caption: Christ of the Eucharist by Juan Juanes. This 16th-century painting depicts the Valencia Chalice
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