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Longinus

Longinus (Greek: Λογγίνος) is the name given to the unknown 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. His name first appeared in the apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus. The lance is called in Catholic Christianity the "Holy Lance" (lancea) and the…

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Attributes
Military attire, lance
Born
1st century Sandiale or Sandrales of Cappadocia
Died
1st century Mantua, Italy, Roman Empire
Feast
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
Major shrine
Inside St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Patronage
military personnel, the blind

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Longinus

Nodes64
Edges63
Triples95
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.03125
Components1

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Longinus

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related to Origins · 37
Longinus → Acts, An, Apocryphal Gospel, As, Cassia, Christian, Crucifixion, Destiny, Florence, Germanus, Gospel, Gospels, Greek, Greeks, Herod, Holy Grail, Holy Lance, It, Jerusalem, Jesus
related to Gallery · 23
Longinus → Basilica, Bom Jesus, Bruges, Chios, Cross, Evangelist, First Class Bone Relic, GreeceChrist, Groeningmuseum, Jan Provoost, John, LonginusLonginus, Marys, Monte, Nea Moni Church, PortugalFresco, Prague, Saint LonginusSaint Longinus, St, St Paul
related to Present-day veneration · 19
Longinus → Armenian Apostolic Church, At Jerusalem, Basilica, Eastern Orthodox Church, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, His, Holy Lance, In, Lord, March, October, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Martyrology, Roman Rite, Saint Longinus, Saint Peter's Basilica, The, The Eastern Orthodox Church, Vatican City
related to External links · 6
Longinus → Longinus Archived, Martyr Longinus, Saint LonginusCatholic Forum, St, The Reliquary, Wayback MachineCatholic-Saints
Feast · 4
Longinus → 14 November: Coptic Orthodox Church, 16 October: Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Churches, 22 October: Armenian Apostolic Church, March 15: Roman Catholic Church (pre-1969)
Attributes · 1
Longinus → Military attire, lance
Born · 1
Longinus → 1st century Sandiale or Sandrales of Cappadocia
Died · 1
Longinus → 1st century Mantua, Italy, Roman Empire
Major shrine · 1
Longinus → Inside St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Patronage · 1
Longinus → military personnel, the blind

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saint st roman holy church catholic said crucifixion lance basilica name orthodox jesus christian first gospel eastern century john legend

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
LonginusAttributesMilitary attire, lance1.00infobox
LonginusBorn1st century Sandiale or Sandrales of Cappadocia1.00infobox
LonginusDied1st century Mantua, Italy, Roman Empire1.00infobox
LonginusFeastMarch 15: Roman Catholic Church (pre-1969)1.00infobox
LonginusFeast16 October: Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Churches1.00infobox
LonginusFeast22 October: Armenian Apostolic Church1.00infobox
LonginusFeast14 November: Coptic Orthodox Church1.00infobox
LonginusMajor shrineInside St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City1.00infobox
LonginusPatronagemilitary personnel, the blind1.00infobox
LonginusVenerated inAnglican Communion Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy Catholic Church1.00infobox
Longinusrelated to External linksThe Reliquary0.60section
Longinusrelated to External linksSaint LonginusCatholic Forum0.60section

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