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Originally posted by Sistinas
OHHHHH!:) But will Arioch tell me what the hell Longinus means?

Well...Arioch isn't here and I know what a pain in the ass it is to have to wait for an answer to a question...So...I'm going to try to field this one...

According to tradition, St. Longinus was the centurion who pierced the side of Christ to prove that Jesus was dead. St. Longinus is said to have been converted to Christianity after noting the darkness descending following Christ's death, and because he was healed of his poor eyesight by Christ's blood flowing down his spear. He is said to have given up his military life and died a martyr's death.

Through his acts at the Cross, St. Longinus not only fulfilled Biblical prophecy, but also gave the world one of its most discussed relics: The Holy Lance.

The Lance Of Longinus

Many great leaders, including the great kings Athelstan and Charlemagne are said to have possessed what they believed to have been the Lance of Longinus. While for years scholars dismissed these claims, based as they were on a single source, in 1950 a paper was published in a journal of mediaeval studies tracing other sources to establish this.

According to many claims, Hitler himself was interested in holy relics in general and the Lance of Longinus in particular. He believed that it possessed a power that he could harness and use for "occult activities"

One of Arioch's Longinus band banners: