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-*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Longinus (sources)]]
+#REDIRECT [[:Category:Longinus (subject)]]
-*SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Longinus (subject)]]
-'''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.
-==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]].
-==Longinus in Second Temple sources==
-====Cf. [[Gospel of John]]====
-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]
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 [[Category:People]]