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Noun Named Entity
SYL
No term available
EN
Longinus is the name given to the unnamed Roman soldier who pierced the side of Jesus with a lance; who in medieval and some modern Christian traditions is described as a convert to Christianity. Wikipedia
English:
hagiography
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IS A
Homo sapiens
CANONIZATION STATUS
EN
saint
CAUSE OF DEATH
EN
decapitation
COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP
EN
Roman Empire
EN
Kingdom of Cappadocia
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
EN
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
EN
Dictionary of African Biography
DIFFERENT FROM
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Cassius Longinus
FEAST DAY
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March 15
EN
October 16
OCCUPATION
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writer
EN
serviceman
OWNER OF
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Holy Lance
PLACE OF BIRTH
Lanciano
PLACE OF DEATH
Màntova
SEX OR GENDER
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male
TIME PERIOD
EN
Roman Empire

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