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is not unique; several saints were said to have lived without food besides communion, for instance Saint Catherine of Genoa. This may imply that Chrétien intended the Communion wafer to be the significant part of the ritual, and the Grail to be a mere prop. Hélinand of Froidmont's Chronicon described it as a "wide and deep saucer" (scutella lata et aliquantulum profunda). It is also mentioned by others such as Rigaut de Barbezieux.

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