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9780970568212

St. Laurence And The Holy Grail The Story Of The Holy Grail Of Valencia

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    9780970568212

  • ISBN10:

    0970568215

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-01-31
  • Publisher: Ignatius Press
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Summary

Many scholars are convinced that The Holy Chalice of Valencia is the Holy Grail, celebrated in medieval legends as it was venerated by monks in the secluded Monastery of San Juan de la Peña, built into a rocky outcropping of the Spanish Pyrenees. The tradition of Aragón has always insisted that the flaming agate cup of the Holy Chalice was sent to Spain by St. Laurence, the glorious Spaniard martyred on a gridiron during the Valerian persecution in Rome in 258 AD.

Now there is new evidence: A sixth-century manuscript written in Latin by St. Donato, an Augustinian monk who founded a monastery in the area of Valencia, provides never-before-published details about Laurence, born in Valencia but destined for Italy, where he became treasurer and deacon of the Catholic Church under Pope Sixtus II. It explicitly mentions the details surrounding the transfer of the Holy Cup of the Last Supper to Spain. 

Janice Bennett acquaints the reader with the enthralling story of the Holy Chalice, the renowned relic that embarked from the Last Supper on an amazing pilgrimage that providentially ended in the Cathedral of Valencia, a miraculous odyssey that has been characterized by danger, greed, martyrdom and fire. It is a fascinating and captivating account that will dispel forever the erroneous notion that the famous relic was ever lost. The mythical Quest for the Holy Grail is now over. Includes 20 pages of color illustrations. 

Table of Contents

Illustrations
7(4)
Author's Preface 11(7)
Part 1 THE RELIC PAR EXCELLENCE
In Search of the Holy Grail
18(10)
The Holy Grail in Valencia
28(12)
Part 2 EARLY TRADITION: FROM THE CENACLE TO ROME
The Last Supper in Jerusalem
40(6)
Evidence of the Holy Grail in Rome
46(7)
The Valerian Persecution
53(11)
Part 3 ST. LAURENCE AND THE HOLY GRAIL
St. Laurence's Life According to Donato
64(40)
St. Laurence from Prudentius to Gonzalo de Berceo
104(28)
An Examination of Donato's Account
132(14)
Part 4 LEGEND ARISES FROM TRADITION
From Huesca to San Juan de la Pena
146(10)
San Juan de la Pena: Wolfram's Munsalvaesche
156(12)
The Miracle of Daroca
168(6)
The Legendary Grail Quest
174(14)
Part 5 THE AGE OF DOCUMENTATION
The Grail Is Destined for Valencia
188(9)
Time of Trial: The Spanish Civil War
197(8)
Moments of Glory: The Laurentine Centennial and Pope John Paul II
205(9)
Part 6 ARCHAEOLOGY SUPPORTS THE PAST
Description of the Holy Grail
214(12)
Archaeology of the Holy Grail
226(10)
Part 7 VENERATION OF THE HOLY GRAIL
Devotion to the Holy Chalice of Valencia
236(9)
The Holy Chalice Represented in Art
245(12)
Veneration of St. Laurence in Huesca
257(20)
Epilogue 277(4)
Chronology of the Holy Grail 281(3)
Bibliography 284(6)
Index 290(13)
Acknowledgments 303

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