Longinus, Saint, martyr, active 1st century

LC control no.	n 90684624
Personal name heading	Longinus, Saint, martyr, active 1st century *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Longinus, Saint Longinus, Saint, martyr, 1st cent.
Beginning date	00
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Found in	Wolzogen, H. v. Longinus, 1924. LC manual cat. (hdg.: Longinus, Saint) BLC (Longinus, Saint) Holweck, F.G. Biog. dict. of the saints (Longinus, martyr; name given in apoc. gosp. of Nicodemus to soldier who pierced side of Christ with a lance; confused with another Longinus, the centurion who professed the div. of Christ. at the earthquake; in Grk. trad., beheaded by order of Pontius Pilate; in Ital. trad., died in Mantua & body fd. there in 1304) Bk. of saints (Longinus, St., martyr, 1st cent.; name given by trad. to soldier who pierced side of Christ on the Cross; also the centurion who acknowl. Christ to be Son of God after the Crucifixion; d. a martyr in Cappadocia, his alleged native country)