The Holy Grail has been sought after by everyone from King Arthur toIndiana 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 relatedto Jesus to believe would have been kept. Both the cross and the nails likelywould have been kept by the Romans and re-used. The crown of thorns likelywould have been thrown out, and the garments of Jesus would have been taken bythe soldiers. The cup however, is a different type of artifact. It is highlyconceivable the apostles carried

some items with them, and personal drinkingcups may have been included. I can certainly envision someone packing these upafter the Last Supper in a pack of some type so they could use it at their nextmeal. After the crucifixion, it is doubtful the apostles would have thrown outthe 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 HolyChalice located inside the Valencia Cathedral in Spain. The chalice has beenhoused in the cathedral since 1399  and is commonly credited withbeing the authentic cup of Christ.

The chalice stands seven inches tall and the cup has a diameter of threeand a half inches. It is an Agate cup, dark red with a knobbed stem and twocurved handles. Experts believe the chalice was produced in either Palestine orEgypt sometime between the 2nd and 1st centuryB.C. This would mean the cup was possibly over 100 years old when Jesus beganto use it. Where and how it came to belong to Jesus is unknown.

While the Chalice inSpain is considered authentic by many, there are several others who claim toposses the true Holy Grail. These Chalices include, but are not limited to, theChalice of Dona Urraca, the Antioch Chalice, and the Nanteos Cup. While each ofthese, as well as others, make claims of authenticity, doubts linger aroundthem all. While the ‘Cup of Christ’ may have certainly been kept by Hisapostles, where it is now, nearly two thousand years later, remains uncertain