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	The '''Holy Lance''', also known as '''The Spear of Longinus''' and the '''Spear of Destiny''', was an important [[Christian]] [[relic]] dating from the [[First Crusade]].		The '''Holy Lance''', also known as '''The Spear of Longinus''' and the '''Spear of Destiny''', was an important [[Christian]] [[relic]] dating from the [[First Crusade]].

	According to the [[gospel]] of John in the Christian [[Bible]], after [[Christ]] was crucified, a [[Roman]] centurion by the name of Longinus pierced the side of the body to prove it was dead, producing a rush of "[[blood]] and water." The spear, thus covered in the blood of Christ, would be a potent relic -- perhaps ''the'' most potent relic in [[medieval]] Christian belief after the [[True Cross]].		According to the [[gospel]] of John in the Christian [[Bible]], after [[Christ]] was crucified, a [[Roman]] [[centurion]] by the name of Longinus pierced the side of the body to prove it was dead, producing a rush of "[[blood]] and water." The spear, thus covered in the blood of Christ, would be a potent relic -- perhaps ''the'' most potent relic in [[medieval]] Christian belief after the [[True Cross]].

	The Holy Lance was "discovered" (or, perhaps, rediscovered) in ~~1098CE~~ by a peasant, [[Peter Bartholomew]], during the [[First Crusade]] siege of [[Antioch]]. He claimed to have been told by God in a vision that the Lance was under the floor of the [[cathedral]] in Antioch; when the paving stones were pulled up the fragments of a spear were found, and it was acclaimed as the spear mentioned in the Bible. Thus fortified with a powerful relic, the flagging [[morale]] of the [[Crusader]]s was restored and a great battle was fought against the besieging [[Turk]]s, breaking the siege and establishing Antioch as a Crusader stronghold.		The Holy Lance was "discovered" (or, perhaps, rediscovered) in 1098[[CE]] by a [[peasant]], [[Peter Bartholomew]], during the [[First Crusade]] [[siege]] of [[Antioch]]. He claimed to have been told by [[God]] in a vision that the Lance was under the floor of the [[cathedral]] in Antioch; when the paving stones were pulled up the fragments of a spear were found, and it was acclaimed as the spear mentioned in the Bible. Thus fortified with a powerful relic, the flagging [[morale]] of the [[Crusader]]s was restored and a great [[battle]] was fought against the besieging [[Turk]]s, breaking the siege and establishing Antioch as a [[Crusader]] stronghold.

	The fate of the Lance carried in the First Crusade is unknown, but fragments of spears purporting to be the Holy Lance abounded in medieval [[Europe]], including several complete spearheads.		The fate of the Lance carried in the First Crusade is unknown, but fragments of spears purporting to be the Holy Lance abounded in [[medieval]] [[Europe]], including several complete spearheads.

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Paul Matisz at 17:18, 31 July 2008

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The '''Holy Lance''', also known as '''The Spear of Longinus''' and the '''Spear of Destiny''', was an important [[Christian]] [[relic]] dating from the [[First Crusade]].

According to the [[gospel]] of John in the Christian [[Bible]], after [[Christ]] was crucified, a [[Roman]] centurion by the name of Longinus pierced the side of the body to prove it was dead, producing a rush of "[[blood]] and water." The spear, thus covered in the blood of Christ, would be a potent relic -- perhaps ''the'' most potent relic in [[medieval]] Christian belief after the [[True Cross]].

The Holy Lance was "discovered" (or, perhaps, rediscovered) in 1098CE by a peasant, [[Peter Bartholomew]], during the [[First Crusade]] siege of [[Antioch]]. He claimed to have been told by God in a vision that the Lance was under the floor of the [[cathedral]] in Antioch; when the paving stones were pulled up the fragments of a spear were found, and it was acclaimed as the spear mentioned in the Bible. Thus fortified with a powerful relic, the flagging [[morale]] of the [[Crusader]]s was restored and a great battle was fought against the besieging [[Turk]]s, breaking the siege and establishing Antioch as a Crusader stronghold.

The fate of the Lance carried in the First Crusade is unknown, but fragments of spears purporting to be the Holy Lance abounded in medieval [[Europe]], including several complete spearheads.

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Cian at 23:22, 31 July 2008

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