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On
9 July 2006, during Mass at Valencia's Cathedral, Our Lady of the
Forsaken Basilica, Pope Benedict XVI used, at the World Day of Families,
the Santo Caliz, a 1st-century Middle-Eastern artifact believed by many
to be the Holy Grail. It was supposedly brought to that church by
Emperor Valerian in the 3rd century, after having been brought from
Jerusalem by St. Peter to Rome. The Santo Caliz ("Holy Chalice") is a
simple, small stone cup. Its base was added in medieval times and
consists of fine gold, alabaster, and gem stones.