page_title: List of names for the biblical nameless
section_title: Soldier who pierced Jesus with a spear
hierarchical_section_title: List of names for the biblical nameless / New Testament / Soldier who pierced Jesus with a spear
context_page_description: This list provides names given in history and traditions for people who appear to be unnamed in the Bible.
context_section_description: Name: Longinus
  Source: Acts of Pilate
  Appears in the Bible at: John 19:34
  In tradition, he is called Cassius before his conversion to Christianity. The Lance of Longinus, also known as the Spear of Destiny, is supposedly preserved as a relic, and various miracles are said to be worked through it.
caption: Jesus' side is pierced with a spear, Fra Angelico (circa 1440), Dominican monastery of San Marco, Florence
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