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Longinus (Greek: Λογγίνος) is the name given to the unnamed Roman soldier who pierced the side of Jesus with a lance, who in medieval and some modern Christian traditions is described as a convert to Christianity. [4] His name first appeared in the apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus. [5]
Fresco by Fra Angelico, Dominican monastery at San Marco, Florence, showing the lance piercing the side of Jesus on the cross (c. 1440). The Holy Lance, also known as the Spear of Longinus (named after Saint Longinus), the Spear of Destiny, or the Holy Spear, is alleged to be the lance that pierced the side of Jesus as he hung on the cross during his crucifixion.
Longinus, also called Cassius in some traditions, a name in Christian tradition for the Roman soldier who allegedly pierced the side of Jesus on the cross Gaius Cassius Longinus ( c. 86 – 42 BC), usually known as Cassius, a Roman senator and one of Julius Caesar's assassins in 44 BC
Stephaton, or Steven, is the name given in medieval Christian traditions to the Roman soldier or bystander, unnamed in the Bible, who offered Jesus a sponge soaked in vinegar wine at the Crucifixion. In later depictions of the Crucifixion, Stephaton is frequently portrayed with Longinus, the soldier who pierced Jesus' side with a spear.
Jesus' side is pierced with a spear, Fra Angelico (circa 1440), Dominican monastery of San Marco, Florence. Name: Longinus; Source: Apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus (Gos. Nicodemus 7:8) Appears in the Bible at John 19:34. In tradition, he is called Cassius before his conversion to Christianity. [49]
This lance, which supposedly pierced Jesus' side, can be found in Etchmiadzin Cathedral in Armenia. - Dean Conger/Corbis/Getty Images In fact, relics have been central to Christianity since the ...
On the lower left is Longinus the traditional name of the Roman soldier who pierced the side of Jesus with a lance. He is represented here as holding the lance and looking up at Jesus. The blood running down the right arm of Jesus begins at the elbow and drips straight down and will land on the upturned face of Longinus.
Casca is a series of historical fantasy novels created by author Barry Sadler in 1979. The stories revolve around the exploits of Casca Rufio Longinus, the Roman legionary who drove the Holy Lance into the side of Jesus Christ on Golgotha.