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'''Longinus''' was, according to Christian tradition, the name of the unnamed Roman soldier who according to the Gospel of John pierced Jesus on the cross with his spear.
*DICTIONARY: see [[Longinus]]
*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Longinus (sources)]]


==Overview==
Christian tradition gave a name and an identity to the unnamed Roman soldier mentioned in the Gospel of John.


The character was also identified with the [[Roman centurion]] present at the [[Crucifixion of Jesus]].
This category includes (in chronological order) scholarly and fictional works dealing with the character of [[Longinus]].  


==Longinus in Second Temple sources==


====Cf. [[Gospel of John]]====
[[Category:Categories]]
John 19:34 -- ''One of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water.''
 
==Longinus in Scholarship==
 
==Longinus in Fiction==
 
==Related categories==
*[[Roman Centurion]]
 
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Longinus Wikipedia]
 
[[Category:Subjects]]
[[Category:People]]

Revision as of 20:26, 13 October 2011


This category includes (in chronological order) scholarly and fictional works dealing with the character of Longinus.

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