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Joseph of Arimathea receiving Christ's blood, 15th century. Watched by the Virgin Mary, Joseph kneels at the foot of the cross holding the Holy Grail to catch the drops of blood falling from the spear wound in the side of Christ nailed to the cross. Miniature from the illuminated manuscript of L'Histoire du Graal (The Story of the Grail), from the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.