Impanation

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also known as "The Eucharist" or "The Lord's Supper"

Theology Transubstantiation Consecration Real Presence Words of Institution Impanation Memorialism Consubstantiation Sacramental union Transignification

Theologies contrasted Eucharist (Catholic Church) Eucharist (Lutheran Church) Anglican Eucharistic theology

Important theologians Paul · Luther Aquinas · Calvin Chrysostom · Augustine Zwingli

Related Articles Christianity Christianity and alcohol Catholic Historic Roots Closed and Open Table Divine Liturgy Eucharistic adoration Eucharistic discipline First Communion Infant Communion Mass · Sacrament Sanctification

Impanation is a name employed to denote the union of the body of Christ with the bread of the Eucharist. This view, patterned on the analogy of Christ's hypostatic union: God made flesh in the Person of Jesus Christ, asserts that "God is made bread" in the Eucharist. Christ's divine attributes are shared by the eucharistic bread via his body. It is considered to be similar to consubstantiation. It is viewed as a heresy by the Roman Catholic Church and rejected by the Lutheran Church^[1].

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• Impanation entry at the Catholic Encyclopedia

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This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.