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.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian doctrine
religious belief
affirmedAs substantial presence
affirmedAs true presence
affirmedByCouncil Council of Florence NERFINISHED
Council of Trent NERFINISHED
Fourth Lateran Council NERFINISHED
affirmedByTradition Anglicanism NERFINISHED
Lutheranism NERFINISHED
Methodism NERFINISHED
basedOnEvent Last Supper NERFINISHED
centralToTradition Assyrian Church of the East NERFINISHED
Catholic Church NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Eucharistic adoration
reservation of the Blessed Sacrament
hasDomain Christianity NERFINISHED
heldBy Eastern Orthodox Christians NERFINISHED
Lutherans NERFINISHED
Roman Catholics NERFINISHED
many Anglicans
many Methodists
liturgicalContext Divine Liturgy NERFINISHED
Holy Communion service NERFINISHED
Mass
opposedBy Zwinglian memorialism
some Reformed theologies
relatedConcept anamnesis
consubstantiation (Lutheran explanatory term, often disputed)
epiclesis
sacramental union
relatedPractice Divine Liturgy NERFINISHED
Eucharist NERFINISHED
Holy Communion NERFINISHED
scripturalBasis 1 Corinthians 11:23–29
John 6:51–58
Synoptic Gospels institution narratives
teachesPresenceOf Blood of Christ
Body of Christ
Divinity of Christ NERFINISHED
Soul of Christ NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Litany of the Blessed Sacrament addressedTo Real Presence of Christ
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament
Liturgy of the Eucharist theologyConcept Real Presence of Christ