In the Christian
Gospels, the
Last Supper (also called the
Mystical Supper) was the last meal
Jesus shared with his
Twelve Apostles and
disciples before
his death. The Last Supper has been the subject of many paintings, perhaps
the most famous by
Leonardo da Vinci.
According to what Paul the Apostle recounted in 1&_160;Corinthians 1123–26, in the course of the Last Supper, and with specific reference to eating bread and drinking from a cup, Jesus told his disciples, "Do this in remembrance of me". Other events and dialogue are recorded in the Synoptic Gospels and the Gospel of John. Many Christians describe this as the "Institution of the Eucharist" (see Maundy Thursday).
The vessel which was used to serve the wine is sometimes called the Holy Chalice, and has been the one of the supposed subjects of Holy Grail literature in Christian mythology.
Paul the Apostle, probably in the spring of the year 54,[1] wrote of the Last Supper
