Real Presence of Christ

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The Real Presence of Christ is the Christian belief, especially in Catholic, Orthodox, and some Protestant traditions, that Jesus Christ is truly and substantially present—body, blood, soul, and divinity—in the consecrated bread and wine of the Eucharist.

All labels observed (5)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian doctrine
religious belief
affirmedAs substantial presence
affirmedAs true presence
affirmedByCouncil Council of Florence
Council of Trent
Fourth Lateran Council
affirmedByTradition Anglicanism
Lutheranism
Methodism
basedOnEvent Last Supper
centralToTradition Assyrian Church of the East
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
concernsElement consecrated bread
consecrated wine
definedInTerm transubstantiation
denies mere symbolism of Eucharistic elements
distinguishedFrom purely spiritual presence
symbolic memorialism
expressedIn Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Eucharistic adoration
reservation of the Blessed Sacrament
hasDomain Christianity
heldBy Eastern Orthodox Christians
Lutherans
linked to: Lutheranism

Roman Catholics
linked to: Roman Catholicism

many Anglicans
many Methodists
liturgicalContext Divine Liturgy
Holy Communion service
linked to: Holy Eucharist

Mass
opposedBy Zwinglian memorialism
some Reformed theologies
relatedConcept anamnesis
consubstantiation (Lutheran explanatory term, often disputed)
epiclesis
sacramental union
relatedPractice Divine Liturgy
Eucharist
linked to: Holy Eucharist

Holy Communion
linked to: Holy Eucharist
scripturalBasis 1 Corinthians 11:23–29
John 6:51–58
Synoptic Gospels institution narratives
teachesPresenceOf Blood of Christ
Body of Christ
Divinity of Christ
Soul of Christ

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Liturgy of the Eucharist theologyConcept Real Presence of Christ
Litany of the Blessed Sacrament addressedTo Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament
linked to: Real Presence of Christ
Catholic Church hasDoctrine Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist
subject linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
linked to: Real Presence of Christ
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy chapterSubject the mystery of the Eucharist
linked to: Real Presence of Christ
Adoration of the Miraculous Host subjectMatter Eucharistic miracle
linked to: Real Presence of Christ