What You Need to Know
The antidoron is ordinary leavened bread which is blessed but not consecrated and distributed in certain Eastern Orthodox Churches and certain Eastern Catholic Churches that use the Byzantine Rite. It comes from the remains of the loaves of bread (prosphora) from which portions are cut for consecration as the Eucharist during the Divine Liturgy. The word Ἀντίδωρον means "instead of gifts", i.e., "instead of the Eucharistic gifts".
Steps
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Prosphora (Byzantine Christian tradition): Base bread from which antidoron is derived
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Artoklasia (Greek Orthodox tradition): Blessed bread served during special services
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Eulogia (Coptic Christian tradition): Similar blessed bread with shared ceremonial roots
The Science
Primary Reaction
Glycolysis