Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Longinusthe Centurion

of Cappadocia · who stood at the Cross of the Lord

Martyr· Red: Colour of spilt blood

“When our Savior Jesus Christ was crucified, it was the detachment of soldiers under the command of Longinus which stood watch on Golgotha...”
St. Longinus the Centurion

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

1st century

Cappadocia, Roman Empire

Death

1st century

Cappadocia, Roman Empire

Life path

  • Centurion
  • Believed in Christ

Undertakings & Callings

  • Confessing the faith

Sufferings

  • Execution

Eras

  • Jesus Christ

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