The most famous of the existing legends, which mentions the spear of Longinus, is the biblical story of the murder of Jesus. According to this source, Longinus pierced the chest of the martyr Jesus hanging on the cross with a spear of power (as this artifact is also called). Thus, he deprived him of earthly life.
Backstory
It is believed that the creator of the spear is Phinehas. He was the third high priest of Judea. With the help of this weapon, he became like a god and led the troops. There is written evidence for this. With the death of Phinehas, weapons began to change hands. At the same time, there was a significant increase in the strength of the one who wielded the spear. The people began to say that the possession of this weapon gives the power of the gods. All this was before the birth of the Savior. The spear of Longinus (see photo above) gained particular fame after the legionnaire Gaius Cassius plunged it into the chest of Christ.
Turin Shroud
This artifact is the most researched of all the legacies of biblical times. So, it was reliably established by the traces of blood that the person who was wrapped inshroud, was pierced with a spear. At the same time, the parameters of the weapon exactly correspond to the military instrument of the legionnaires.
Where is the spear of Longinus now?
For a long time there was a lot of controversy over the whereabouts of the relic. This is due to the fact that weapons have acquired many copies over the centuries. So, it was believed that the spear is stored in the Vienna Museum. Not so long ago, British experts conducted a thorough study of all the artifacts that claim to be the "Spear of Longinus". Their conclusions are categorical. It has been reliably established that the weapon to kill Jesus is now in Armenia.
Interesting: how Hitler was looking for the spear of Longinus
Young Adolf's imagination was struck by the legend of the possibilities of the relic. He long dreamed of power over the world. When the time came, the artifact that was kept in the Vienna Museum, which Hitler believed to be a genuine spear, was declared an imperial treasure. The Fuhrer never realized that nothing could help in his ambitions. The world remained free, and the Viennese spear was examined and recognized as just a copy, although very ancient. Did the lack of information about the location of the original relic save the planet from the brown plague?
Is it true that the spear of Longinus is in Armenia?
Many facts indicate that a genuine relic, stained with the blood of the Savior, is in the Etchmiadzin Monastery. It is regularly removed from the golden ark and shown to the faithful. They say that by praying near the relic, you can get rid of such a heavydisease like cancer. But there are also doubters. The arguments of non-believers are as follows: if this artifact is genuine, then why haven't its keepers created a world religion yet? And why do people who actually run the world show no interest in it? Perhaps there is a fake in Armenia, and the real spear of Destiny has long been in the hands of that invisible puppeteer who unites and separates countries, manages globalization and the development trends of our cultures? The Church denies these unworthy doubts. The relic is guarded like the apple of an eye. But skeptics always have a new argument: everyone knows that whoever has the power can pay for any result of the examination! So where is the spear of Longinus?
