Medieval Period · AD 901–1000
The 10th-Century Witness to the Real Presence
From AD 901 to 1000, 1 voice of the Church — Ælfric of Eynsham — testified that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist. These are their primary-source words, with dates and sources.
Ælfric of Eynsham
10th centuryc. 955 – c. 1010 · English abbot and homilist
“On the outside they appear bread and wine, both in appearance and in taste; but they are truly, after the hallowing, Christ’s body and his blood through a spiritual mystery.”
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