Spear of Longinus

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holy lance legendary Christian relic religious artifact in Christian tradition

The Spear of Longinus is the legendary holy lance said to have pierced the side of Jesus during the Crucifixion, later becoming a powerful symbol in Christian myth and medieval literature.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Holy Lance	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	holy lance ⓘ legendary Christian relic ⓘ religious artifact in Christian tradition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Holy Lance NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Spear NERFINISHED ⓘ Spear of Destiny NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn	Christian apocryphal traditions ⓘ Christian legend ⓘ medieval Christian literature ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	holy relics ⓘ imperial power in medieval legend ⓘ miraculous protection ⓘ victory in battle ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Crucifixion of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithFigure	Longinus NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithTheme	contact relics of Christ ⓘ
certaintyOfHistoricalExistence	disputed ⓘ
connectedToCharacter	Roman centurion identified as Longinus ⓘ
culturalImpact	appears in modern fiction and popular culture ⓘ inspired later esoteric and occult interpretations ⓘ
genreOfNarratives	hagiographic legend ⓘ medieval miracle stories ⓘ
hasClaimedRelic	Antioch holy lance tradition ⓘ Echmiadzin lance tradition in Armenia ⓘ Vatican (Rome) holy lance tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Vienna imperial regalia lance tradition ⓘ
hasLegend	its bearer holds power over the fate of empires ⓘ whoever possesses it cannot be defeated ⓘ
influenced	Christian devotional practices ⓘ medieval relic cults ⓘ
linkedToLocation	Jerusalem in Christian tradition ⓘ various claimed relics in Europe ⓘ
narrativeRole	instrument of the Passion of Christ ⓘ
referencedIn	Christian art ⓘ iconography of the Crucifixion ⓘ literature about the Passion of Christ ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
roleInPiety	focus of relic devotion ⓘ
saidToHavePierced	side of Jesus ⓘ
symbolism	authority ⓘ divine power ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ suffering of Christ ⓘ
timeOfFirstAttestation	late antique Christian tradition ⓘ
traditionStatus	legendary ⓘ relic of the Passion ⓘ
venerationStatus	object of pilgrimage in the Middle Ages ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parsifal → centralObject → Spear of Longinus ⓘ

Habsburg regalia → includes → Spear of Longinus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Lance

Imperial Treasury → houses → Spear of Longinus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Lance