Holy Lance (Spear of Longinus)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Holy_Lance_(Spear_of_Longinus)

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ruins
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Spear_of_Destiny gptkb:Holy_Spear
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Longinus gptkb:Jesus_Christ
gptkbp:category	gptkb:religious_art Relics associated with Jesus Biblical objects
gptkbp:date	1st century AD
gptkbp:depictedIn	gptkb:religious_art
gptkbp:describedBy	the lance that pierced the side of Jesus during the Crucifixion
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:medieval_literature modern fiction
gptkbp:legendClaims	whoever possesses the Spear holds the destiny of the world in his hands
gptkbp:material	iron wood (shaft)
gptkbp:mentionedIn	gptkb:Gospel_of_John
gptkbp:owner	gptkb:Adolf_Hitler gptkb:Constantine_the_Great gptkb:Charlemagne gptkb:Otto_I
gptkbp:preservedIn	Antioch (historically claimed) Echmiadzin Cathedral, Armenia (claimed) Hofburg Palace, Vienna (claimed) St. Peter's Basilica (Vatican) (claimed)
gptkbp:referencedIn	gptkb:Parsifal_(opera) Evangelion (anime) Indiana Jones and the Spear of Destiny (comics) The Spear (novel by James Herbert) The Spear of Destiny (video game)
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:True_Cross gptkb:Crown_of_Thorns gptkb:Holy_Grail
gptkbp:significance	gptkb:religious_art subject of legend object of veneration
gptkbp:status	relic of disputed authenticity
gptkbp:subjectOf	medieval legends crusader stories Nazi occultism theories
gptkbp:symbolizes	power divine authority
gptkbp:veneratedIn	gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Geghard
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Holy Lance (Spear of Longinus)