Corpus christi
Encyclopedia Britannica
CORPUS CHRISTI, a festival of the Church of Rome observed on the first Thursday after Trinity Sunday, in honour of the doctrine of the Eucharist. It was instituted by Pope Urban IV., in 1264, and is still celebrated as one of the greatest feasts of the church.
9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 6, p. 436
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