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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 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 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 ...
Gold chalice, with garnet and turquoise, from the Treasure of Gourdon Cabinet des Médailles, Paris. The Treasure of Gourdon (French: Trésor de Gourdon) is a hoard of gold objects of which date to the end of the fifth or the beginning of the sixth century AD. They were secreted soon after 524. It was unearthed in 1845 near Gourdon, Saône-et ...
In August 2017 the Czech Bishops Conference resolved to restore the Golden Chalice, installing a temporary model before the end of the month.The final gilded copper sheet sculpture was designed by Petr Malinský and includes engravings of the year and the emblems of the Archbishopric of Prague, the Capital City of Prague and the Czech lion on ...
Solandra maxima is a flowering plant in the Solanaceae family. [1] It is also known as cup of gold vine, golden chalice vine, Copa de Oro, or Hawaiian lily, is a vigorous vine which is endemic to Mexico and Central America.
Made from gilded silver, the plate depicts four figures arranged in a four-pointed cross centered around a golden disc. At the top of the cross, Christ is depicted holding a chalice. On the sides of the cross, two figures from the Old Testament flank Christ; the priest-king Melchizedek to Christ's left, Abel to his right.
Small tabernacle for the communion of the sick. At the top is a box for the Reserved Mysteries (Reserved Sacrament), at the bottom, is a small chalice, and in the back is a tiny communion spoon with a cross on the handle (Kiev-Pecherski Lavra) The receptacle for taking communion to the sick is also called a pyx. However, it is quite different ...