Longinus

Longinus ˌlɒnˈdʒaɪnəs is a mythical name of Christian history given in medieval and some modern Christian traditions to the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus in his side with a lance, the Holy Lance (lancea, as related in the Latin Vulgate Bible) during the Crucifixion. This act created the last of the Five Holy Wounds of Christ.This individual, unnamed in the Gospels, is further identified in legend as the centurion present at the Crucifixion, who testified This man certainly was the Son of God. Longinus legend grew over the years to the point that he was said to have converted to Christianity after the Crucifixion, and he is traditionally venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and several other Christian communions.

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