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1 BIRTH OF A LEGEND
Where did the Holy Grail come from? And what might it be?
HALLOWED CHALICE The Last Supper and first Eucharist, during which Jesus serves wine in the Holy Chalice
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BBC History Revealed Magazine
October 2015
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