Impact of the Reformation

Late Medieval

Elevation of the Host I
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Elevation of the Host I

As we see here, the Priest lifts the Host (the Body of Christ) at the words 'Hoc est enim Corpus meum' ('this is my body' [which is given for you]) as an offering to God, and so that the people can see and adore it. Currently the organ stands where the rood (crucifix) would be, but the view is roughly the same.

Elizabethan

Laudian