- Sacrifice, Holy
- Another name for the Eucharist emphasizing Christ's atonement.
Dictionary of church terms. — St. GEORGE'S COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH SPORTING - ALEXANDRIA EGYPT. Fr. Tadros Yacoub Maiaty.
Sacrifice, Holy
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