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Publius Sulpicius Quirinius (c. 51 BC – AD 21), also translated as Cyrenius, [1] was a Roman aristocrat. After the banishment of the ethnarch Herod Archelaus from the tetrarchy of Judea in AD 6, Quirinius was appointed legate governor of Syria , to which the province of Judaea had been added for the purpose of a census .
Denarius of 126 BC; on the right is the flamen Quirinalis with QVIRIN on his shield.. In earlier Roman art, Quirinus was portrayed as a bearded man with religious and military clothing.
Publius Quirinius was governor of the Roman province of Syria. He created the Roman province of Judaea , and conducted the Census of Quirinius in AD 6. The census was the reason that Joseph and Mary came to Bethlehem, Judaea for Jesus's birth.
Publius Sulpicius Quirinius (c. 51 BC – 21 AD), also known as Quirinius, a Roman aristocrat; Publius Sulpicius Rufus (c. 121 BC – 88 BC), an orator and statesman of the Roman Republic; Publius Terentius Afer (195/185–159 BC), better known in English as Terence, was a playwright of the Roman Republic
The Census of Quirinius was a census of the Roman province of Judaea taken in 6 CE, upon its formation, by the governor of Roman Syria, Publius Sulpicius Quirinius. The census triggered a revolt of Jewish extremists (called Zealots ) led by Judas of Galilee .
Legio X Fretensis ("Tenth legion of the Strait") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army.It was founded by the young Gaius Octavius (later to become Augustus Caesar) in 41/40 BC to fight during the period of civil war that started the dissolution of the Roman Republic.
Quirinus of Neuss (German: Quirin, Quirinus), sometimes called Quirinus of Rome (which is the name shared by another martyr) is venerated as a martyr and saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic church..
Census of Quirinius (historically carried out by prefect of Judea from Caesarea) 3. Joseph and Mary travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem 4. Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem 5. Annunciation to the shepherds ('nearby' Bethlehem, Luke 2:8) 6. Adoration of the shepherds in Bethlehem 7. Presentation of Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem 8. Joseph, Mary and ...