Historians claim to have recovered Holy Grail

The New York Post ^ | March 31, 2014 | Bob Fredericks

[2ndDivisionVet]

Spanish historians say they have discovered what Monty Python could not – the Holy Grail, the legendary cup Jesus supposedly drank from at the Last Supper.

The Spaniards – Margarita Torres and José Ortega del Río – believe the 2,000-year-old vessel is in a church in León in northern Spain.

The pair spent three years studying the history of the chalice and last week published a book, “The Kings of the Grail,” making their case.

The onyx chalice, they explained, was concealed within another antique vessel known as the Chalice of Doña Urruca, which is located in León’s basilica of Saint Isidore.

The historians said it has been there since the 11th century.

“This is a very important discovery because it helps solve a big puzzle,” Torres told The Irish Times. “We believe this could be start of a wonderful stage of research.”

She said the duo had been researching the history of some Islamic remains in the Saint Isidore basilica. But their discovery of two medieval Egyptian documents that mentioned the chalice of Christ caused them to change direction, the paper reported.

Those parchments told a tale of how Muslims took the sacred cup from the Christian community in Jerusalem to Cairo....

[2ndDivisionVet]

I don't think it's an April Fools prank, if you thought of asking.

[Slings and Arrows]

Did they find it at the Castle of AUUUUUUUUGGHHH?

[shibumi]

"The onyx chalice, they explained, was concealed within another antique vessel known as the Chalice of Doña Urruca"

You lose something?

[shibumi]

"Onyx? No, but I have a nice little
platinum number with a gold lined bowl."

[lurk]

First, this is doubtful.
Second, this comes out on Apr. 1.
Third, it doesn’t matter, even if it is the real thing. The chances of that are slim to none.

[Slings and Arrows]

Choose wisely.

[shibumi]

Say, What?

[SaxxonWoods]

It would be interesting to read their evidence.

[Slings and Arrows]

He chose...poorly.

[Unam Sanctam]

I thought it was in Valencia cathedral. There’s a whole book about it’s history. Quite intriguing.

[2ndDivisionVet]

It was dated March 31st.

[Liberty Valance]

36.

[Mastador1]

All I can say is DON'T CARRY IT PAST THE GREAT SEAL!!!

[Mr Ramsbotham]

It doesn’t look like the sort of table setting that would have been used under the circumstances. I’d expect something a bit more down-to-earth.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Why is it that ghouls always have such nasty teeth? Do they not brush and floss?

[2ndDivisionVet]

It’s probably been added to over two millennia.

[NTHockey]

Valencia is going to contest this “finding”. They claim to have the Holy Grail in the Cathedral. I saw it in the dark room where they have it on display. Naturally, nobody gets too close.

BTW, is Doña Urruca the same person portrayed as the king’s sister in El Cid.

[Bullish]

Oh sure, a couple of Spaniards found the Holy Grail.... And it just happens to be found in.... Spain.

Yeah, right.

[Bullish]

I hope they didn’t go to Camelot.... It’s a silly place.

[Portcall24]

No, but someone wrote a book and they’re trying to sell it.