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While Joanna was working on this show, I found out the most prominent version of the Holy Lance relic–or the Lance of Longinus as it is also called–sits in Vienna. Materially speaking it is a medieval lance adorned with gold and silver but its value as a relic was legendary. Throughout time, emperors and other rulers have competed in possessing the most flashy and famous relics, trophies of the suffering of Christ, using them to back their divine right to rule over others.
Longinus is the name later given to the Roman soldier who wounded Christ in his side and was covered with the blood from his heart (talk about an intense experience!) and in some versions of the legend, he is said to have subsequently proclaimed that Jesus was the son of god. Therefore he is recognized as one of the first Christians and a saint in several Christian communions.
But he wasn’t originally considered a saint, and earlier writings tell of the prize he had to pay for his misdeeds. He was...More
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While Joanna was working on this show, I found out the most prominent version of the Holy Lance relic–or the Lance of Longinus as it is also called–sits in Vienna. Materially speaking it is a medieval lance adorned with gold and silver but its value as a relic was legendary. Throughout time, emperors and other rulers have competed in possessing the most flashy and famous relics, trophies of the suffering of Christ, using them to back their divine right to rule over others.
Longinus is the name later given to the Roman soldier who wounded Christ in his side and was covered with the blood from his heart (talk about an intense experience!) and in some versions of the legend, he is said to have subsequently proclaimed that Jesus was the son of god. Therefore he is recognized as one of the first Christians and a saint in several Christian communions.
But he wasn’t originally considered a saint, and earlier writings tell of the prize he had to pay for his misdeeds. He was...More
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