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 The Spear Of Longinus
According to the hagiography, Longinus, now converted, left the army and studied under the Apostles, and ultimately became a monk (and this at a time when there not yet were monasteries) at Caesarea in Cappodocia.
There, poor Longinus ran afoul of the law because of his new faith and, we are told, was involved with yet another miraculous cure.
In any case, the legend assures us that Longinus was not long blind, for after he thrust his spear into the side of Christ, some of the blood and lymph (water) from Jesus fell into his eyes.
sxws.com /charis/relics8.htm   (2157 words)

  
 Longinus (Christian hagiography) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Longinus is the name given in Christian mythology to a Roman soldier who pierced Jesus on his side while he was on the Cross.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Longinus_(Christian_mythology)   (868 words)

  
 The Spear Of Longinus
According to the hagiography, Longinus, now converted, left the army and studied under the Apostles, and ultimately became a monk (and this at a time when there not yet were monasteries) at Caesarea in Cappodocia.
The Spear of Longinus, also known as the Spear of Destiny, the Holy Spear and other names, was of surpassing importance to the leaders of the infamous Third Reich.
There, poor Longinus ran afoul of the law because of his new faith and, we are told, was involved with yet another miraculous cure.
www.sxws.com /charis/relics8.htm   (868 words)

  
 The Holy Lance of Longinus
According to the hagiography, Longinus, now converted, left the army and studied under the Apostles, and ultimately became a monk (and this at a time when there not yet were monasteries) at Caesarea in Cappodocia.
There, poor Longinus ran afoul of the law because of his new faith and, we are told, was involved with yet another miraculous cure.
* There is some confusion with the name Gaius Cassius Longinus because a person with this name was also with Brutus as one of the leaders of the conspiracy in 44 BC to assassinate Julius Caesar.
www.bibleprobe.com /holy_lance.htm   (868 words)

  
 The Spear Of Longinus
According to the hagiography, Longinus, now converted, left the army and studied under the Apostles, and ultimately became a monk (and this at a time when there not yet were monasteries) at Caesarea in Cappodocia.
There, poor Longinus ran afoul of the law because of his new faith and, we are told, was involved with yet another miraculous cure.
In any case, the legend assures us that Longinus was not long blind, for after he thrust his spear into the side of Christ, some of the blood and lymph (water) from Jesus fell into his eyes.
sxws.com /charis/relics8.htm   (2157 words)

  
 The Holy Lance of Longinus
According to the hagiography, Longinus, now converted, left the army and studied under the Apostles, and ultimately became a monk (and this at a time when there not yet were monasteries) at Caesarea in Cappodocia.
There, poor Longinus ran afoul of the law because of his new faith and, we are told, was involved with yet another miraculous cure.
This person, General Gaius Cassius Longinus would have had to be over 100 years old in the 30's AD, so he is most likely not the actual soldier who placed the spear into the side of Christ.
www.bibleprobe.com /holy_lance.htm   (6129 words)

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