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2100 BCE
Abraham meet with Melchizadek
First recorded example of bread and wine being shared. -
1300 BCE
First Passover
Moses gives instructions to Israelites how to avoid getting killed by the angel of death. -
184 BCE
Basilica
A basilica is a large public building with multiple functions, typically built alongside the town's forum. -
20
Last Supper
Jesus having some bread and wine with his disciples. -
33
Early Church
Early Christianity is generally reckoned by church historians to begin with the ministry of Jesus -
55
Middle Ages
For Medieval Christians, the Eucharist was not only at the heart of the Mass, its presence and symbolism also wielded enormous influence over cultural and civic life -
66
Real Presence
The actual presence of Christ's body and blood in the Eucharistic elements. -
Vatican 2
The council called thousands of bishops and other religious leaders to the Vatican, where they forged a new set of operating principles for the Roman Catholic Church. -
Present Day Eucharist
The Eucharist has formed a central rite of Christian worship. All Christians would agree that it is a memorial action in which, by eating bread and drinking the church recalls what Jesus Christ was, said, and did.