The last meal taken by Our Lord with His Apostles, the night before His Passion, when He instituted the Blessed Eucharist, gave them His last instruction, and uttered His prayer for them, as narrated near the end of each Gospel. Among the masters who have represented this subject in art are: Da Vinci, Gaddi, Ghirlandajo, Juanes, Lanini, Luini, Murillo, Pourbus, Sarto, Titian, Van Dyck, Vasari, and Veronese.
This dictionary contains not only definitions and explanations of every subject in Religion, Scripture, tradition, doctrine, morals, sacraments, rites, customs, devotions and symbolism, but also accounts of the Church in every continent, country, diocese; missions, notable Catholic centers, cities, and places with religious names; religious orders, church societies, sects and false religions. It has brief articles also on historical events and personages, on the Old Testament and New, and on popes, prelates, priests, men and women of distinction, showing what the Church has done for civilization and correcting many errors which have hitherto passed for history.Wikipedia
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