Saint Longinus (First Century)

He was the centurion who pierced the side of Our Lord when He was hanging on the Cross after His death. It was Longinus who exclaimed on Mount Calvary, on the first Good Friday, “Indeed, this was the Son of God!” Longinus was converted to the Catholic Faith. He later went to Cappadocia, and shed his own blood there for the teachings of the crucified Jesus. The relics of Saint Longinus are now in the beautiful church of Saint Augustine, in Rome, not far from the body of Saint Monica.

John Wayne as Saint Longinus in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

John Wayne as Saint Longinus in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)