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The Eucharist

Bread and wine become the heart of Christian worship: "This is my body, this is my blood"

The Eucharist is the sacrament of Christ's body and blood given under bread and wine, and the central act of Christian worship from the earliest days, attested in Paul, the Didache, and Ignatius of Antioch. Christians universally treasure it, yet the traditions differ deeply: communions disagree over how Christ is present in the elements and whether the rite is itself a sacrifice. These remain among the most contested questions between churches.

How it traveled

  1. 1 Corinthians
    Ephesus · 67
    explains
  2. Mark
    Rome · 68
    explains
  3. Matthew
    Antioch · 80
    explains
  4. Luke
    Rome · 84
    explains
  5. John
    Ephesus · 100
    explains
  6. The First Apology
    Rome · 165
    explains
  7. The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles
    — · 220
    explains
  8. Appendix to the Works of Hippolytus. Containing Dubious and Spurious Pieces.
    Rome · 235
    explains
  9. The Epistles of Cyprian.
    Carthage · 258
    applies
  10. The First Ecumenical Council: The First Council of Nice
    Nicaea · 325
    applies
  11. The Church History of Eusebius
    Caesarea · 339
    explains
  12. The Canons of the Councils of Ancyra, Gangra, Neocæsarea, Antioch and Laodicea, which Canons were Accepted and Received by the Ecumenical Synods
    — · 360
    explains
  13. The Letters
    Caesarea (Cappadocia) · 379
    applies
  14. The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril
    Jerusalem · 386
    explains
  15. Homilies on First Corinthians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  16. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  17. A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  18. The Homilies on the Statues to the People of Antioch
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  19. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the Hebrews
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  20. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  21. The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  22. Expositions on the Book of Psalms
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  23. Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  24. Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  25. The Confessions
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  26. The Harmony of the Gospels
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  27. A Treatise on the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, and on the Baptism of Infants
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  28. City of God
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  29. Letters of St. Augustin
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  30. The Ecclesiastical History, Dialogues, and Letters of Theodoret
    Cyrrhus · 458
    explains
  31. The Letters and Sermons of Leo the Great
    Rome · 461
    explains
  32. Selected Epistles of Gregory the Great
    Rome · 604
    applies
  33. The Book of Pastoral Rule, and Selected Epistles, of Gregory the Great
    Rome · 604
    applies
  34. The Canons of the Council in Trullo; Often Called The Quinisext Council
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 692
    explains
  35. The Canons of the Synods of Sardica, Carthage, Constantinople, and Carthage Under St. Cyprian, Which Canons Were Received by the Council in Trullo and Ratified by II. Nice
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 692
    explains
  36. Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90)
    Paris · 1274
    explains
  37. An Invitation to Holy Communion
    Zwolle · 1471
    explains
  38. Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church
    Geneva · 1564
    explains
  39. Inquiry Concerning Qualification for Communion
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
    explains
  40. Misrepresentations Corrected and Truth Vindicated, in Reply to the Rev. Solomon Williams
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
    applies

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