History of the Lord’s Supper Developed from Jewish models, the liturgical form of the Christian Eucharist was well established in the earliest centuries. Although embellishments took place in the fourth century, a remarkable continuity with earlier practices is visible. The liturgies of the major Eastern cities replaced local liturgies in the East beginning in the fourth century, while in the West the liturgy of Rome dominated much later (in the ninth century and following). In the early church,