When Hitler annexed Austria ... lance-heads that are claimed by their owners to be the original Holy Lance of Longinus. Which, if any, is the real one? The Echmiadzin Lance is currently displayed ...

Other traditions eventually claimed that Longinus became a convert to ... it is even said that Adolf Hitler came to possess the lance and used it as justification for his claim that the Third ...

Late in 1940, Hitler acquired the Spear of Destiny. The Spear, alternately known as the Spear of Longinus, was the spear a Roman soldier used to pierce the side of Jesus Christ while he was crucified.

The Holy Lance, also known as the Lance of Longinus, holds a significant place in Christian tradition as the weapon believed to have pierced the side of Jesus during his crucifixion. Tradition ...

John 19:33–34 Longinus is the name given to the soldier who drove a spear into the side of Jesus upon his death. The name might come from the Greek word longche, which means “lance.” ...

The Vatican unveiled the revered relic known as the Spear of Longinus, also referred to as the Spear of Destiny, during the Lent 'Statio' in St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday. The event marked a ...