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| During the eucharistic liturgy in a mass, priests distribute the bread and wine of Holy Communion. The Roman Catholic faith teaches that the priest converts this bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ, a doctrine known as transubstantiation. By partaking of the bread and the wine, Roman Catholics affirm their union with Christ. In this late baroque painting by Claudio Coello, King Charles II of Spain receives Holy Communion. | ||||||
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| Monasterio de El Escorial, Spain/Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York | ||||||
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