Longinus
Sign in to savethumb|Illustration from the Rabbula Gospels, AD 586: Longinus is labelled "". Longinus (Greek: Λογγίνος) is the name of a Roman soldier who supposedly pierced the side of Jesus with a lance, who in apostolic and some modern Christian traditions is described as a convert to Christianity. His name first appeared in the apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus. The lance is called in Catholic Christianity the "Holy Lance" (lancea) and the story is related in the Gospel of John during the Crucifixion. This act is said to have created the last of the Five Holy Wounds of Christ.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 0100-00-00
- Died
- 0100-01-01
- Works
- 23
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- Aristotle in twenty-three volumes
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Key facts
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Longinus the Centurion
- Saint.birth_date
- 1st century
- Saint.death_date
- 1st century
- Saint.feast_day
- March 15: Roman Catholic Church (pre-1969) 16 October: Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Churches 22 October: Armenian Apostolic Church 14 November: Coptic Orthodox Church
- Saint.venerated_in
- Anglican CommunionEastern Orthodox ChurchOriental OrthodoxyCatholic Church
- Saint.image
- Bernini Hl. Longinus Petersdom.jpg
- Saint.caption
- Statue of Saint Longinus by Bernini in Saint Peter's Basilica
- Saint.birth_place
- Sandiale or Sandrales of Cappadocia
- Saint.death_place
- Mantua, Italy, Roman Empire
- Saint.attributes
- Military attire, lance
- Saint.patronage
Key dates
- Born
- 100
- Died
- 1 January 100
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- Origins
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- Brazil
- Folkloric role
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thumb|Illustration from the Rabbula Gospels, AD 586: Longinus is labelled "". Longinus (Greek: Λογγίνος) is the name of a Roman soldier who supposedly pierced the side of Jesus with a lance, who in apostolic and some modern Christian traditions is described as a convert to Christianity. His name first appeared in the apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus. The lance is called in Catholic Christianity the "Holy Lance" (lancea) and the story is related in the Gospel of John during the Crucifixion. This act is said to have created the last of the Five Holy Wounds of Christ.
This person, unnamed in the Gospels, is further identified in some versions of the story as the centurion present at the Crucifixion, who said that Jesus was the son of God, so he is considered as one of the first Christians and Roman converts. Longinus's legend grew over the years to the point that he was said to have converted to Christianity after the Crucifixion, and he is traditionally venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and several other Christian communions.