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A chalice (from Latin calix 'cup', taken from the Ancient Greek κύλιξ 'cup') is a drinking cup raised on a stem with a foot or base. Although it is a technical archaeological term, in modern parlance the word is now used almost exclusively for the cups used in Christian liturgy as part of a service of the Eucharist , such as a Catholic mass .
The Holy Chalice (Spanish: Santo Cáliz) is an agate cup preserved in the Cathedral of Valencia. The chalice is commonly credited as being the actual Holy Grail used by Jesus during the Last Supper [6] and is preserved in a chapel consecrated to it, where it still attracts the faithful on pilgrimage. The artifact has seemingly never been ...
On each day, a chalice is ignited, the day's principle is read, and ways of honoring the principle are enacted, such as volunteering or donating to a social justice cause. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] There is no rule for how the chalice or display should look, but there are traditionally seven candles around the chalice, one for each principle. [ 9 ]
Several Holy Chalice relics are reported in the legend of the Holy Grail, though not part of Catholic tradition. [29] Of the existing chalices, only the Santo Cáliz de Valencia (Holy Chalice of the Cathedral of Valencia) is recognized as a "historical relic" by the Vatican, [30] although not as the actual chalice used at the Last Supper. [31]
The Holy Chalice of Valencia is an agate dish with a mounting for use as a chalice. The bowl may date to Greco-Roman times, but its dating is unclear, and its provenance is unknown before 1399, when it was gifted to Martin I of Aragon. By the 14th century, an elaborate tradition had developed that this object was the Last Supper chalice.
The Antioch chalice is a silver-gilt eucharistic chalice created around AD 500–550. [1] Currently it is on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifth Avenue in Gallery 300. [ 1 ] When it was discovered, the interior cup of the chalice was initially considered by some to be the Holy Chalice , the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper .
Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (English: John Zizka of Trocnov and the Chalice; c. 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Czech military leader, a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus, and a prominent Radical Hussite who led the Taborite faction during the Hussite Wars.
Chalice is a Jamaican reggae band formed in 1980 in Gibraltar Hill, St. Mary. [1] Chalice is probably best known for their performances at the Reggae Sunsplash music festival. Biography