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Is the Holy Grail a sacred relic? A medieval metaphor? A literal lamp?? From Last Supper legends to Arthurian fan-fiction, we dive deep into how one cup (or bowl… or emerald glass thing?) became the most famous religious object that never really existed.

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Which Holy Grail is the Real One? | Religious History | Extra History

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chromicacid

ironically, all the fascination over the cup itself overlooks that it was symbolic vehicle for the message of the one using it

John Lumsden Jr.

"oh God, I have to go fire someone" I lost it.