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Piercing Christ: The Trials And Tribulations Of The Heilige Lanze

Traditional religious literature affirms that the Heilige Lanze (Sacred Lance), also called Spear of Destiny, Longinus Spear,  Maurice’s Spear and a myriad of other names, was the weapon with which the Roman centurion Gaius Cassius Longinus pierced the side of Christ, nailed to the cross.  These narratives are of little historical value due to the […]

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