In Arthurian legend, knights fervently search the English countryside for the Holy Grail, a chalice that allegedly touched the lips of Jesus Christ and could supposedly grant whoever finds it eternal ...

(The Conversation) — Several threads, including pre-Christian mythology, veneration of relics in Christian tradition, and medieval literature, have combined over the centuries into the Holy Grail ...

King Arthur is the most famous figure to seek the cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, but others came before him—and their tales are as ornate as the object itself. The Chalice of Valencia's ...

Wherever you go, the experience is usually the same. You enter a church or a cathedral, and an ecclesiastical hush descends. You admire the architecture, the artworks, the centuries of history and of ...