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Joseph of Arimathea became the patron saint of funeral directors because he was the disciple who took Jesus' body from the crucifixion and prepared it for burial. Joseph of Arimathea also provided the grave from which Jesus later resurrected. Later legends suggest that Joseph of Arimathea brought with him to Glastonbury the blood of Christ in a golden cup named The Holy Grail.

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