The Holy Grail was taken to the Glastonbury monastery by its founder. It was given the name of The ‘Nanteos’ Cup, because until 1956 it was kept in a mansion with the very same name, which is located in Aberystwyth, Wales, England and belonged to several generations of the Powell family. Later, it belonged to the Greater Merrilees of Herefordshire, until it was robbed.
This relic, which is made of olive wood measuring 10 x 8.5 cm, is a wooden glass with only a few fragments left. During the Middle Ages, healing properties were attributed to it, so the edges have been worn out by the many people that drank from it.
The History
During the dissolution of the monasteries of Glastonbury, a group of monks headed towards South Wales, where they were hoping to escape the ravages of the commissioners of Henry VIII. Finally, the monks were forced to flee to the nearby hills, where the Nanteos House can be found.
Here, the old Prior of Glastonbury became chaplain to Mr. Powell, the local lord, and the other monks stayed as his servants. Time passed, and on his deathbed, the last monk revealed to Mr. Powell that his small group of monks, had taken the Holy Grail with them from Glastonbury. This was brought to Britain by the founder of the Abbey, St. Joseph of Arimathea. This secret and the Holy Grail are entrusted to the Powell family, «until the church declares it their property.»
Several years later, in 1956, the last of the Powells died, so the Manor house and the Holy Grail were sold. The last thing that is known about the Nanteos Cup it that it was stolen in 2014 and its whereabouts have been unknown since.