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[[File:Glastonbury Abbey ruins 6.jpg|thumb|alt=caption|Ruins of Glastonbury Abbey. The former location of the high alter is marked in the foreground; beyond it is the site claimed to have been the grave of Arthur and Guinevere.]] | [[File:Glastonbury Abbey ruins 6.jpg|thumb|alt=caption|Ruins of Glastonbury Abbey. The former location of the high alter is marked in the foreground; beyond it is the site claimed to have been the grave of Arthur and Guinevere.]] | ||
''This article is about Glastonbury in England. For the community near the [[Royal Teton Ranch]], see'' [[Community of Glastonbury]]. | |||
Glastonbury is an ancient town in Somerset, southwest England, which, according to legend, is the place where [[Joseph of Arimathea]] and [[Mother Mary]] brought the [[Holy Grail]] and founded the first Christian church in England. This chalice then became the focus for the expansion of Christianity throughout the known world. | Glastonbury is an ancient town in Somerset, southwest England, which, according to legend, is the place where [[Joseph of Arimathea]] and [[Mother Mary]] brought the [[Holy Grail]] and founded the first Christian church in England. This chalice then became the focus for the expansion of Christianity throughout the known world. | ||
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''Heart'' magazine, winter 1985. | ''Heart'' magazine, winter 1985. | ||
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