2006-11-28 08:42:37 · 9 answers · asked by tracey sue 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Holy Grail is believed to be the cup that Jesus drank from at the Last Supper.
2006-11-28 08:46:02 · answer #1 · answered by ayamerayne 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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"Grail" redirects here. For other uses, see Grail (disambiguation).
For historical artifacts associated with the cup of the Last Supper, see Holy Chalice.
For the song by Hunters & Collectors, see Holy Grail (song).
In Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers. The connection of Joseph of Arimathea with the Grail legend dates from Robert de Boron's Joseph d'Arimathie (late 12th century) in which Joseph receives the Grail from an apparition of Jesus and sends it with his followers to Great Britain; building upon this theme, later writers recounted how Joseph used the Grail to catch Christ's blood while interring him and that in Britain he founded a line of guardians to keep it safe. The quest for the Holy Grail makes up an important segment of the Arthurian cycle, appearing first in works by Chrétien de Troyes. [1] The legend may combine Christian lore with a Celtic myth of a cauldron endowed with special powers.
The development of the Grail legend has been traced in detail by cultural historians: It is a legend which first came together in the form of written romances, deriving perhaps from some pre-Christian folklore hints, in the later 12th and early 13th centuries. The early Grail romances centered on Percival and were woven into the more general Arthurian fabric. The Grail romances started in France and were translated into other European vernaculars; only a handful of non-French romances added any essential new elements.
Some of the Grail legend is interwoven with legends of the Holy Chalice.
2006-11-28 16:48:16 · answer #2 · answered by ~Peachy~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To my knowledge the holy grail would be also known as the sa'ang real or "royal blood" referring to the Holy Bloodline of Christ.
2006-11-28 16:46:53 · answer #3 · answered by yasminrivera621 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a cup that King Arthur sent Sir Galahad to find it is suppost to be the cup that Jesus drank out of at the last supper
2006-11-28 16:47:46 · answer #4 · answered by Rainy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It never existed. It is a cup in a fantasy. Its a Cinderella type thing.
2006-11-28 16:48:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cannot say that I believe in one as I do not believe in Christianity.
2006-11-28 16:44:51 · answer #6 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a bible for blind people but it is with a b as in brailee....the holy braille.
2006-11-28 16:45:17 · answer #7 · answered by Fat-Chic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus juice glass.
2006-11-28 16:45:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peter's Bum
2006-11-28 16:46:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋