I know for a fact that Longinus existed - John Wayne played him in the
movie and I know the Duke would never, ever have uttered his immortal
"Truly this man was the Son o' God" unless someone real had said it
first!
KWild thing
Bill East wrote:
>
> Interim Saints - March 15th
>
> ARISTOBULUS, martyr (1st cent.)
>
> Nothing is known for certain of S. Aristobulus, who was one of the
> seventy disciples of our Lord.
>
> LONGINUS, martyr (1st cent)
>
> . . . there is the greatest uncertainty on every point connected with
> Longinus.
>
> NICANDER, martyr (about A.D. 302)
>
> S. Nicander flourished in the reign of Diocletian, in Egypt . . . he
> was denounced to the governor, who sentenced him to death.
>
> MATRONA, virgin and martyr (date unknown)
>
> Three saints of this name are commemorated on this day. At Barcelona,
> one called Virgin and Martyr, another of Thessalonica . . . called
> Martyr, but it is not said that she was a virgin; another at Capua, in
> Campania, where she is said to be a Virgin and a native of Portugal.
>
> S. Matrona of Barcelona was early left an orphan . . . Having been
> denounced as a Christian, she was thrown into prison and starved to
> death.
>
> S. Matrona of Thessalonica was the slave of a Jewess, who having
> discovered that her servant was a Christian, beat her to death with a
> stick.
>
> ZACHARIAS, pope (A.D. 752)
>
> Zacharias, a Greek by birth, the son of Polychronius, was educated with
> care in every science
> . . . The innocence of his life, and the vigour of his understanding,
> were accompanied by a natural kindliness which fascinated all with whom
> he was brought in contact.
>
> Oriens.
>
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