Holy Lance (Spear of Longinus)

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf 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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Holy Lance (Spear of Longinus)
gptkbp:influenced 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