Maundy (foot washing)
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Maundy, or Washing of the Saints' Feet, Washing of the Feet, Nipter, or Pedelavium or Pedilavium, is a religious rite observed by various Christian denominations. The word mandatum is the first word o
Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles by the Meister des Hausbuches, 1475 (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin)
Christ Reasoning with Peter, by Giotto di Bondone (Scrovegni Chapel a Padua)
Feetwashing of the Christ, Oil painting of Bernhard Strigel
Feet washing in 2024, Bulacan
Eucharist
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The Eucharist, also called Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament or the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite, considered a sacrament in most churches and an ordinance in others. Christians believe that
The Eucharist has been a key theme in the depictions of the Last Supper in Christian art, as in this 16th-century Juan de Juanes painting, after Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper.
A Kremikovtsi Monastery fresco (15th century) depicting the Last Supper celebrated by Jesus and his disciples. The early Christians would also have celebrated this meal to commemorate Jesus' death and subsequent resurrection.
Eucharistic window (1898–1900) by Józef Mehoffer
Christ with the Eucharist, Vicente Juan Masip, 16th century