Chalice of Doña Urraca
Jewel-encrusted onyx chalice, alleged to be the Holy Chalice / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Chalice of Doña Urraca is a jewel-encrusted onyx chalice kept at St. Isidore's Basilica in León, Spain, which belonged to infanta Urraca of Zamora, daughter of Ferdinand I of Leon.
Chalice of Doña Urraca | |
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Cáliz de doña Urraca | |
Material | Onyx |
Created | 11th century |
Period/culture | Romanesque |
Present location | Museum of St. Isidore's Basilica, León |
In March 2014, Spanish authors Margarita Torres and José Ortega del Rio asserted the chalice could be the purported Holy Grail (a claim that had never been made during the roughly one thousand years the chalice had been kept in the Basilica).[1] Although the claim was met with disbelief by historians and specialists, who claim the materials and techniques used in the chalice indicate a mid-11th century origin,[1] the allegations led to unprecedented crowds swarming to the Basilica to see it, which led to the setting aside of a separate exhibition room only for the chalice.[2]