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We need a [[Image:Prosphora.jpg|thumb|Slavic-style prosphora article!]]'''Prosphora''' (Greek for "offering") is bread prepared for use in the [[Divine Liturgy]]. A portion of it, known as the ''lamb'' (or ''amnon'') is cut out during the [[proskomedia]] which is consecrated during the Divine Liturgy to be the [[Eucharist]], while the rest is cut up for the [[antidoron]], the blessed bread distributed at the end of the liturgy.
{{stub}}During its preparation, prosphora is stamped with an image usually including '''IC XC NIKA''' ("Jesus Christ conquers"), which is maintained during baking and then serves as a guide for cutting out the lamb during the proskomedia. Prosphora can vary in size and stamp in different traditions. Generally, the Slavic traditions use smaller prosphora with a simpler stamp, while the Byzantine ones use larger ones with a more complex stamp.
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==See also==*[[Image:Prosphora.jpg|thumb|ProspohoraEucharist]]
==External Linkslinks==One of the most useful sites, full of recipes and lore, is *[http://www.prosphora.orgProsphora. It is org], a useful site full of recipes and lore, maintained by Fr. George Aquaro of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Antiochian Archdiocese and bills itself as ]]: "The only place on the World Wide Web devoted exclusively to Orthodox Christian Holy Bread."*[http://oca.org/QA.asp?ID=108&SID=3 Leavened Bread vs. Unleavened] from the [[OCA]] website [[Category:Liturgical objects]] [[el:Πρόσφορο]][[fr:Prosphore]][[ro:Prescură]]
