When was the doctrine "transubstantiation" established?

[jkline300]

I would like to know when the doctrine of transubstantiation was actually established. In other words, when did it become a fact that the communion host is transformed at the Mass into the living body of Jesus Christ? I thought it was at the Fourth Lateran Council in 1252 but a Catholic friend of mine is telling me that it has been that way from the beginning.

 

[Fr.Vincent_Serpa]

Hi,

The reality that the explanation “transubstantiation” supports goes back to Scipture itself and is upheld by the early Church:

catholic.com/library/Real_Presence.asp

See also:

Transubstantiation

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.