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One comment about Zaragoza. That is the last known location for the Holy Grail. Who knew.
The Holy Grail is undoubtedly the object that has originated the greatest number of medieval legends. It is about The Sacred Vessel that José de Arimathea used to collect the blood of Christ on Calvary and in the Holy Sepulchre, which in almost all the versions of the stories, is also the one used in the Last Supper.
Medieval tradition tells that around the year 258, before the imminence of his martyrdom, Pope Sixtus II entrusted the Holy Chalice to his deacon San Lorenzo, who sent it to Huesca, his hometown Centuries later to protect it from Muslim campaigns, the Bishop Auduberto hid the relic in the cave inhabited by the hermit Juan de Atares, a mythical place where the Monastery of San Juan de la Peña would be founded.
For centuries a large number of visitors came here eager to contemplate the most important of the relics of Christianity
In 1399, in the time of the Aragonese King Martin the Human, the relic was kept in the Aljaferia of Zaragoza, until Alfonso the Magnanimous took it to his royal palace, and later, in 1437, it was deposited in the Cathedral of Valencia, where it is currently located
With respect to its historical authenticity, a meticulous study carried out in 1960 reveals that the upper cup belongs to a period between the century before Christ and the century of our era, and was most certainly made in a workshop in Egypt, Syria or in Palestine itself. Both the lower cup that serves as a leg and the union set with precious stones are clearly later.
I have a French guide book that includes the segment from Arles to Puente la Reina, and it is fantastic. Excellent purchase from Le Vieux Crayon.Today I found a Spanish guidebook connected to Gronze.com which includes the Aragones Way and it looks like it is available in a hard copy and also online as a pdf for the first stage. There are two volumes and the first book details the Aragones.
We loved the Aragones. We found it well marked. Highlights were Jaca, where we spent two nights, San Juan de la Pena (the old monastery), and Javier. This was part of a long camino combo we did starting in Lourdes, then Oleron to Somport, then to Puente la Reina, Logrono, then south on the Ignaziano along the Ebro (walking the opposite way of the Camino del Ebro). We loved Zaragoza, but what also made it special was the walk in the city with a spectacular view of the cathedral. One of my wife's favorite stories was my determination to get a sello at the cathedral. I had heard that there's no hope. I must have gone back to the cathedral ten times before I found the priest who would give the sello. That was in a side office. He subjected me to a 20 minute personal sermon before he would stamp my credential. I savor that sello more than any other!1. How well marked is the route from Somport to Puente la Reina? Despite having found my way along various Camino routes, I am notoriously adept at getting lost, even with a GPS blue dot. Thus, clear arrows and markings will be very helpful.
2. I will do research on the area, but are there specific recommendations of things to do/see in Zaragoza, as I plan to spend a day or two there on the way to Somport.
3. Any recommendations of books, either fiction or nonfiction, about the Aragon region?
TIA
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