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Communion of the Saints
[[Image:Last supper.jpg|frame|right|Last Supper Icon]]
The '''Last Supper icon''' (Mystical Supper [[icon]]) is over the [[Royal Doors|royal doors]] of the [[iconostasis]] in most Orthodox churches. In front of this icon, is where the faithful come to receive the [[Eucharist]] at the [[Divine Liturgy]]. Beyond the icon, in the [[Altar]], is where the Mystery of the Holy Eucharist is celebrated. A remembrance of the Savior who instituted the [[Sacrament]] at the [[Last Supper]].
==Description==
The icon depicts the last meal of [[Christ]] with his [[disciple]]s in the 'Upper Room' before his arrest. Christ is the central figure at the table. The [[chalice]] containing the Precious Blood of Christ is on the table or sometimes being held.
[[Judas Iscariot]] the Betrayer is depicted dipping into the dish ([[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 26:20-25).
==Communion of the Saints==
Sometimes an icon of the ''Communion of Saints in the Kingdom'' is above the doors on the iconostasis. It is not a depiction of the Last Supper, but the portrayal of the continual and same Eucharist that the faithful are celebrating in the local parish. Judas Iscariot is not depicted, but others saints that were not at the Last Supper and angels may be depicted.
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