''The Adoration of the Sacrament'' (1523) (german: Vom Anbeten des Sakraments des heiligen leichnams Christi) is

Martin Luther Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation and the namesake of Lutherani ...

's treatise, written to

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to defend the adoration of the body and blood of Christ in the

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Original German text

*''Vom Anbeten des Sakraments des heiligen leichnams Christi''. Luthers Werk: Weimarer Ausgabe, vol. 11, pp. 417–456

English translation

''The Adoration of the Sacrament''
Luther's Works: American Edition, vol. 36, pp. 268–305 1523 books 16th-century Christian texts Lutheran Eucharistic theology Works by Martin Luther {{Christian-book-stub