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transubstantiation

Catholic doctrine that, during mass, the substance of the eucharistic bread and wine is transformed into the body and blood of Jesus, even though external appearance remains unchanged
Intangible religious_concept Q214500
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Summary

transubstantiation is a religious concept[1]. transubstantiation ranks in the top 5% of religious concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,287 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Christianity[3]
  • Subclass of: miracle[4], change[5]
  • Part of: Eucharistic theology[6], Catholicism[7]
  • Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/tags/transubstantiation[13], https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/transubstantiation[14]
  • Different from: Ubiquitarians[15]
  • P14483: t/transubstanciacion[16]

Why It Matters

transubstantiation has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] transubstantiation is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → t/transubstanciacion
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ P14483: e/errores-sobre-la-transubstanciacion, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275195|batch #275195]]"
  2. 4w ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → t/transubstanciacion
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14483: e/errores-sobre-la-transubstanciacion"
  3. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Plastic
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q297921, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  4. 20w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → t/transubstanciacion
    Described by source → Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  5. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Ubiquitarians
    Subclass of → miracle, change
    Instance of → religious concept
    Aliases → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007546104105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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