John of Damascus — An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith, Book IV, ch. 13

Patristic A.D. 743

John of Damascus · A.D. 676–749

“The bread and the wine are not merely figures of the body and blood of Christ (God forbid!) but the deified body of the Lord itself: for the Lord has said, "This is My body," not, this is a figure of My body: and "My blood," not, a figure of My blood.”

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John of Damascus — An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith, Book IV, ch. 13

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