In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones races against the Nazis to find the Holy Grail, which is believed to be the Cup of Christ. Interestingly enough, there's apparently some truth in this story. The article on the website below deals with archaeology under Hitler. Evidently, Heinrich Himmler, the chief of the SS, went to Spain at one point to investigate a possible location of the Grail. And, the article says that "The chief architect and manager of the Nazi Holocaust believed that finding the grail 'would help Germany win the war and give him supernatural powers.'" Fascinating. It seems as though the Nazis actually were interested in obtaining Biblical artifacts.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2298716/The-REAL-Last-Crusade-Nazi-search-Holy-Grail-inspired-Indiana-Jones.html
I have had problems embedding clips lately, but if you search Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade clips on youtube, one involving the scene where they find the Holy Grail should appear.
This is the Holy Grail as depicted in the Monty Python movie.
This is the Grail seen in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Much of the Holy Grail legend is tied to the Last Supper. This painting, as I'm sure most of you know, is called The Last Supper and was painted by Leonardo DaVinci. Needless to say, it comes up in The DaVinci Code.
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