Devotional medal that reproduces the Holy Chalice guarded in the cathedral of Valencia, venerated as that of the Last Supper, for Eucharistic devotion.
Documented history and memory received
The Holy Chalice of Valencia is a venerated relic like the chalice that Jesus used at the Last Supper; devotional medals are spread on it that reproduce its form to promote Eucharistic piety. The cup itself is a glass of sardonice agate dated around the first century, to which centuries later an ornamented foot was added with handles and pastry. According to the ecclesiastical and monastic documentation, the relic would have been first in Rome, later in Huesca and later in the monastery of San Juan de la Peña, until passing to the Crown of Aragon. In 1437 Alfonso the Magnanimo gave it to the cathedral of Valencia, where it has been preserved in its own chapel for more than five centuries. Although science cannot confirm with certainty that it is the chalice of the Last Supper, studies point to the fact that it is a liturgical object compatible with the Judaism of the first century, something already exceptional in itself. Two potatoes, John Paul II and Benedict XVI, used it in the mass Eucharistic visits to Valencia. In 2015, the Eucharistic Jubilee Year of the Holy Chalice, approved by Pope Francis on a perpetual basis every five years, was celebrated for the first time. The medal, replica of the relic, is carried as a reminder of the Eucharist and of the real presence of Christ. His devotion is simply Eucharistic and christocentric. It is a modern sacramental rooted in an ancient relic of first order.
Who venerates the memory
The look is directed to Jesus Christ and to the mystery of his Incarnation, Passion, Death, Resurrection or Reign. The image, relic, monument or custom does not act by its own power: it serves the memory of the Gospel and leads to prayer, sacraments, conversion and charity.
History, tradition and discernment
The medal is a contemporary devotional sacramental inspired by relic. The compatible dating of the cup does not prove that it was the chalice of the Last Supper; there are no pontifical promises of the medal. The tab retains the memory received without turning legend, witness or believing interpretation into a historically demonstrated fact.
Celebration and devotional life
Festivity or main time: without own liturgical date documented in the main source.
There is no pontifical promise associated with the medal; the Church has approved a Eucharistic Jubilee Year of the Holy Chalice (perpetuated every five years, since 2015).
Location on the map
The marker points to Capilla del Santo Cáliz · Cathedral of Valencia (Spain). The coordinate was contrasted with open mapping and institutional identification of the place.
Main source
Catedral de Valencia. Contrast lettering with OpenStreetMap/Nominatim.
Para orar
Lord Jesus, who at the Last Supper instituted the Eucharist, make us always worship you in the Sacrament of your love.
Image credit
Medieval Crucifix of San Domenico Maggiore, a thematic Christological image that does not represent the Holy Chalice or its medal. Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.