Kingdom of Monsalvat

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The Kingdom of Monsalvat is the mystical stronghold of the Knights of the Holy Grail in Richard Wagner’s opera *Parsifal*.

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Kingdom of Monsalvat canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional kingdom
mythical place
opera setting
appearsIn Parsifal NERFINISHED
associatedWith Holy Grail NERFINISHED
Knights of the Holy Grail NERFINISHED
centralToPlotOf Parsifal NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfWork Germany NERFINISHED
creator Richard Wagner NERFINISHED
depictedAs place of solemn religious ritual
remote and inaccessible
describedAs mystical stronghold of the Knights of the Holy Grail
firstAppearance 1882
firstAppearanceIn premiere of Parsifal at Bayreuth Festspielhaus
genre Wagnerian myth
hasCulturalImpactOn Grail literature
symbolism in music drama
hasFunction sanctuary for the Holy Grail
spiritual refuge for the Grail knights
hasSettingType castle
monastic community
mountain stronghold
hasTheme redemption
sacred kingship
spiritual purity
inhabitedBy Grail knights
Gurnemanz NERFINISHED
King Amfortas NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Christian mysticism
medieval Grail legends
languageOfWork German
locatedInFictionalUniverse Parsifal universe NERFINISHED
medium opera
notableFor musical motifs associated with the Grail
ritual of unveiling the Holy Grail
partOf dramatic world of Parsifal
relatedConcept Grail castle NERFINISHED
Montsalvat NERFINISHED
relatedWork Lohengrin NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliationInFiction Christianity NERFINISHED
symbolizes divine grace
holy guardianship
spiritual ideal
visitedBy Parsifal NERFINISHED
workBasedOn medieval Christian legend of the Grail

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Parsifal setting Kingdom of Monsalvat