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| Description | "When the centurion who stood facing hi saw how he breathed his last he said, Truly this man was the Son of God!" ~ Mark 15:39 Beneath the cross at Golgotha there stood a soldier to whom history and legend have given the name Longinus. It was he who, witnessing all the tr agic events of the Crucifixion, said of Jesus: "Clearly this man was the S on of God." Legend says that Longinus was cured of partial blindness by the blood of Christ that feel on him and that he left soldiering to bec ome a Christian. He reportedly went on to lead a monastic life and, by his words and example, to win many souls for Christ. Some stories have him ar rested for his faith and brought before a judge. After Longinus refused to renounce his faith, according to those stories, the judge ordered his tee th to be knocked out and his tongue cut off. Picking up an ax and still abl e to speak, Longinus broke the idols into pieces crying out, "Now we shal l see whether they are gods." ~ J. M. Guerin ... |
| Date | Fri, November 29, 2019 |
| Repeat Type | Yearly
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| Time | All day event |
| Priority | 5-Medium |
| Access | Public |
| Created by | DEFAULT ADMINISTRATOR |
| Updated | Fri, July 30, 2021 8:33pm GMT |
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