{"id":113,"date":"2014-03-31T18:30:55","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T18:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.free-rosary.net\/?p=113"},"modified":"2014-03-31T18:30:55","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T18:30:55","slug":"crowds-swamp-church-in-spain-after-holy-grail-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.free-rosary.net\/?p=113","title":{"rendered":"Crowds swamp church in Spain after &#8216;Holy Grail&#8217; claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"yog-np\">\n<div id=\"yog-nw\">\n<div id=\"yog-nav\">\n<div id=\"mediacontentnavigation\" role=\"navigation\" data-ylk=\"t1:a2;t2:lnav;sec:lnav;\">\n<nav id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1431\">\n<ul id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1430\">\n<li><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"yom-ad-LN2-iframe\" tabindex=\"-1\" src=\"http:\/\/l.yimg.com\/rq\/darla\/2-7-4\/html\/r-sf.html\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" frameborder=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yog-cp\">\n<div id=\"yog-cw\">\n<div id=\"yog-content\">\n<div id=\"yom-ad-LDRB\">\n<div id=\"sb_rel_yom-ad-LDRB-iframe\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"yom-ad-LDRB-iframe\" tabindex=\"-1\" src=\"http:\/\/l.yimg.com\/rq\/darla\/2-7-4\/html\/r-sf.html\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" frameborder=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"mediacontentstory\" data-uuid=\"9f5ffa51-ae1a-33b7-b7b8-2bf80aea6901\" data-type=\"story\" data-ylk=\"t1:a3;t2:ct-mod;sec:ct-mod;itc:0;rspns:nav;\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1376\">\n<header id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1375\">\n<h1 id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1374\">Crowds swamp church in Spain after &#8216;Holy Grail&#8217; claim<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1384\">\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afp.com\/\" data-ylk=\"sec:content;slk:provider;itc:0;tar:www.afp.com;ltxt:AFP;\" data-rapid_p=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AFP\" src=\"http:\/\/l.yimg.com\/os\/publish-images\/news\/2013-08-26\/d19448d6-6aaa-4359-a768-eadacf5fbca9_afp-gif_new.gif\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><cite><abbr>3 hours ago<\/abbr><\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1386\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1392\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1391\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1390\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1389\" data-id=\"b73be296-feae-3c3d-b07c-b7fcbb00a657\">\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/crowds-swamp-church-spain-holy-grail-claim-142642943.html;_ylt=AwrTWf3jmDlTYToA_xrQtDMD#\" data-ylk=\"rspns:xpnd;t1:a3;t2:ct-mod;t3:ld;sec:ct-mod;slk:expand;elm:img;elmt:ct;itc:1;g:;aid:b73be296-feae-3c3d-b07c-b7fcbb00a657;ct:4;cpos:1;\" data-rapid_p=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two Spanish historians claim that an ancient chalice on display at San Isidro basilica in the northwestern city of Leon is in fact the Holy Grail\" src=\"http:\/\/l3.yimg.com\/bt\/api\/res\/1.2\/W4LhTlDuZn0ikfPMrZSWRw--\/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTQyMTtweG9mZj01MDtweW9mZj0wO3E9NzU7dz03NDk-\/http:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en_us\/News\/afp.com\/c16b3490bf9233e51e11a185fae6a94cf4920fa1.jpg\" width=\"749px\" height=\"421px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1388\">.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1404\">View gallery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<ul id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1395\">\n<li data-uuid=\"2c592995-2131-3cae-b0fc-cea245541502\">\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/crowds-swamp-church-spain-holy-grail-claim-142642943.html;_ylt=AwrTWf3jmDlTYToA_xrQtDMD#\" data-ylk=\"rspns:xpnd;t1:a3;t2:ct-mod;t3:ld;sec:ct-mod;slk:expand;elm:tl;elmt:ct;itc:1;g:9f5ffa51-ae1a-33b7-b7b8-2bf80aea6901;aid:2c592995-2131-3cae-b0fc-cea245541502;ct:4;cpos:1;\" data-rapid_p=\"9\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/l1.yimg.com\/bt\/api\/res\/1.2\/GfXJBnh0h2xhw97T7NT8OQ--\/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTgzLjI1O3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTE0OA--\/http:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en_us\/News\/afp.com\/902375505083516768a001b184b812cf4ae5e402.jpg\" width=\"148\" height=\"83.25\" data-src-2x=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1398\" data-uuid=\"168424a2-3842-396f-ad7b-d736613d8e63\">\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/crowds-swamp-church-spain-holy-grail-claim-142642943.html;_ylt=AwrTWf3jmDlTYToA_xrQtDMD#\" data-ylk=\"rspns:xpnd;t1:a3;t2:ct-mod;t3:ld;sec:ct-mod;slk:expand;elm:tl;elmt:ct;itc:1;g:9f5ffa51-ae1a-33b7-b7b8-2bf80aea6901;aid:168424a2-3842-396f-ad7b-d736613d8e63;ct:4;cpos:1;\" data-rapid_p=\"10\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/l3.yimg.com\/bt\/api\/res\/1.2\/HcZdZH49asQ8jn4KhnaxCw--\/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTgzLjI1O3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTE0OA--\/http:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en_us\/News\/afp.com\/938a29787944d0bc71259ca985f2d4234ce72c53.jpg\" width=\"148\" height=\"83.25\" data-src-2x=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1397\">.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1402\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Article\">\n<div id=\"yom-ad-LREC\">\n<div id=\"sb_rel_yom-ad-LREC-iframe\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"yom-ad-LREC-iframe\" tabindex=\"-1\" src=\"http:\/\/l.yimg.com\/rq\/darla\/2-7-4\/html\/r-sf.html\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" frameborder=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1401\">Madrid (AFP) &#8211; Curators were forced to remove a precious cup from display in a church in Spain when crowds swarmed there after historians claimed it was the Holy Grail, staff said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Visitors flocked to the San Isidro basilica in the northwestern city of Leon after two historians published a book saying the ancient goblet was the mythical chalice from which Christ sipped at the Last Supper.<\/p>\n<p>The director of the basilica&#8217;s museum, Raquel Jaen, said the cup was taken off display on Friday while curators look for an exhibition space large enough to accommodate the crowds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was in a very small room where it was not possible to admire it to the full,&#8221; she told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>Made of agate, gold and onyx and encrusted with precious stones, the object in Leon is formed by two goblets joined together, with one turned up, the other down.<\/p>\n<p>It has been known until now as the goblet of the Infanta Dona Urraca, daughter of Fernando I, King of Leon from 1037 to 1065.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>View gallery<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People walk past the San Isidoro basilica in the northwestern&amp;nbsp;&amp;hellip;\" src=\"http:\/\/l1.yimg.com\/bt\/api\/res\/1.2\/Ftl6BwvP_sIO4Du8Wg5Pxg--\/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTE5ODtxPTc1O3c9MzAw\/http:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en_us\/News\/afp.com\/902375505083516768a001b184b812cf4ae5e402.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" data-src-2x=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>People walk past the San Isidoro basilica in the northwestern Spanish city of Leon, on March 31, 201\u00a0\u2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The two historians &#8212; Leon University medieval history lecturer Margarita Torres and art historian Jose Manuel Ortega del Rio &#8212; identified it as the grail in their book &#8220;Kings of the Grail&#8221;, published last week.<\/p>\n<p>They said two Egyptian parchments they found in 2011 at Cairo&#8217;s University of Al-Azhar set them on a three-year investigation.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1427\">Their studies led them to identify the upper part of the princess&#8217;s goblet, made of agate and missing a fragment as described in the parchments, as the grail &#8212; one of the most prized relics in Christianity.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1425\">It was offered to Fernando, a powerful Christian Spanish king, as a peace offering by the emir of a kingdom in the Muslim part of Spain at the time, Torres said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_9_1_1_1396290970863_1423\">In Europe alone there are 200 supposed Holy Grails, the Spanish researchers admitted. They attempted to debunk the authenticity of some of the better known candidates in their book.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/crowds-swamp-church-spain-holy-grail-claim-142642943.html;_ylt=AwrTWf3jmDlTYToA_xrQtDMD\">http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/crowds-swamp-church-spain-holy-grail-claim-142642943.html;_ylt=AwrTWf3jmDlTYToA_xrQtDMD<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Crowds swamp church in Spain after &#8216;Holy Grail&#8217; claim 3 hours ago . View gallery . . Madrid (AFP) &#8211; Curators were forced to remove a precious cup from display in a church in Spain when crowds swarmed there after historians claimed it was the Holy Grail, staff said. 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