If you visit Valencia Cathedral, you will find, in the old chapter house converted into a chapel, the Holy Grail, made up of a humble agate stone and kept safely behind glass. But if it is really the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper (and the Vatican recognises the possibility that it is), why are so many people still searching for it?
Christopher Dawes believes he might have the Grail at home on his mantelpiece in Brentford
There are too many theories about its true location to keep track of. Could it be in the Basilica of San Isidoro, León, given as a present to the King of Spain by an Andalusian emir? Was it taken to Glastonbury by Joseph of Arimathea and buried, causing a spring to flow that offers eternal youth? Is it hidden in a secret room in the Vatican? Or was it discovered by the Nazis in Spain, and is now kept somewhere by their descendants?
The author and Grail-hunter Christopher Dawes believes he might have it at home on his mantelpiece in Brentford.
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