Late Patristic · AD 601–700
The 7th-Century Witness to the Real Presence
From AD 601 to 700, 1 voice of the Church — St. Isidore of Seville — testified that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist. These are their primary-source words, with dates and sources.
St. Isidore of Seville
c. 636c. 560 – 636 · Archbishop of Seville and Doctor of the Church
“The bread, because it strengthens the body, is thus called the body of Christ. The wine, because it acts on the blood in the body, is therefore referred to as the blood of Christ. However, although these things are visible, nevertheless, sanctified through the Holy Spirit, they pass over into the sacrament of the divine body.”
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