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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture On 3/15/2011 12:19 AM, Terri Morgan wrote: > > Today, March 15, is the feast day of: > > Longinus (1st century) Longinus is the name traditionally given to the > soldier who pierced Jesus' side in the last scene of the crucifixion > narrative. > There are of course zillions of images of Longinus at the Crucifixion. To see those in my archive, and try out the site's new indexing, see the Crucifixion page: http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/Crucifixion.html the ones with Longinus are the Harrach diptych, 2 Carolingian engraved crystals, a Carolingian ivory in the V&A, the Comb of Heribert, a totally different 11th/12th c. Irish bronze plaque, and a Byzantine steatite recut and given Latin inscriptions (including 'Centurion') in the 12th/13th c.. Best, Genevra ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html