Who is the saint that was crucified with Jesus?

St. Dismas
St. Dismas
Dysmas or Dismas is a male given name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word "Δυσμάς" dysmas, meaning "to the west". Related names include Dimas and Dyzma (Polish). The name may refer to: Dismas Becker (1936–2010), American politician.
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was the “Good Thief” that was crucified at the right hand side of Jesus. He asked Jesus to remember him, and Jesus told him that he would be in Paradise with him that very day.
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What saint was crucified next to Jesus?

March 25, however, is also listed as the feast day of St. Dismas, who was the good thief crucified with Jesus.
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Who was the Roman soldier that followed Jesus?

The Holy Martyr Longinus the Centurion, a Roman soldier, served in Judea under the command of the Governor, Pontius Pilate. When our Savior Jesus Christ was crucified, it was the detachment of soldiers under the command of Longinus which stood watch on Golgotha, at the very foot of the holy Cross.
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What are the names of the two thieves crucified with Jesus?

Christian tradition holds that Gestas was on the cross to the left of Jesus and Dismas was on the cross to the right of Jesus.
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Did Jesus forgive the Roman soldiers?

Compare Luke 23:34. Jesus asks forgiveness for the Roman soldiers who are crucifying Him. 35 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do (Meaning the soldiers who crucified him,) and they parted his raiment and cast lots.
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Jesus Is Scourged and Crucified



What language did Jesus speak?

Most religious scholars and historians agree with Pope Francis that the historical Jesus principally spoke a Galilean dialect of Aramaic. Through trade, invasions and conquest, the Aramaic language had spread far afield by the 7th century B.C., and would become the lingua franca in much of the Middle East.
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What are the last words of Jesus?

Luke 23:45b-46: And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" And having said this he breathed his last.
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What did Jesus say when he was on the cross?

Jesus not only uttered the words, “It is finished,” he shouted them. The Apostle John gives us Jesus' last words (John 19:30), but Matthew, Mark and Luke tell us Jesus cried with a loud voice (Matt. 27:50; Mark 15:37 and Luke 23:46). Jesus also said, “Father, into your hands, I commit my spirit” (Luke 23:46).
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What saint was crucified upside down?

His execution was ordered by the Roman Emperor Nero, who blamed the city's Christians for a terrible fire that had ravaged Rome. Peter requested to be crucified upside down, as he felt unworthy to die in the same manner as Christ.
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What was the 2nd saying on the cross?

2. To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. This saying is traditionally called "The Word of Salvation".
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Who stole the True Cross?

The True Cross became famous over the centuries as it performed miracle after miracle. According to the legend, the Sassanian king Chosroes II (590-628; Khosrau in Persian) coveting its power, stole the relic and used it to subjugate his citizens.
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Who is Clavius Roman soldier?

Claudius Lysias is a figure mentioned in the New Testament book of the Acts of the Apostles. According to Acts 21:31–24:22, Lysias was a Roman tribune and the commander (chiliarch) of the Roman garrison ("cohort" Acts 21:31) in Jerusalem.
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Why did the Roman soldier pierced Jesus?

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Just before they did so, they noticed that Jesus was already dead and that there was no reason to break his legs ("and no bone will be broken"). To make sure that he was dead, a Roman soldier (named in extra-Biblical tradition as Longinus) stabbed him in the side.
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Was Pontius Pilate a Roman soldier?

According to the traditional account of his life, Pilate was a Roman equestrian (knight) of the Samnite clan of the Pontii (hence his name Pontius). He was appointed prefect of Judaea through the intervention of Sejanus, a favourite of the Roman emperor Tiberius.
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What did Pontius Pilate do after Jesus died?

Nothing is known about what happened to him after this event. On the basis of events which were documented by the second-century pagan philosopher Celsus and the Christian apologist Origen, most modern historians believe that Pilate simply retired after his dismissal.
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Did Pontius Pilate convert to Christianity?

Not only was Pilate a Christian; he was a confessor and even a martyr. One eastern text, The Handing Over of Pilate, has Tiberius ordering the governor to be beheaded for having allowed the Crucifixion to go ahead.
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What happened to Pontius Pilate and his wife?

The text ends with Pilate's wife and Pilate, as well as their two children, being crucified twice, once by the Jews and once by Tiberius, for their faith.
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Why did they break the legs of the crucified?

To speed death, executioners would often break the legs of their victims to give no chance of using their thigh muscles as support. It was probably unnecessary, as their strength would not have lasted more than a few minutes even if they were unharmed.
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Why did Jesus bleed blood and water?

When they came to Jesus, He was already dead so they did not break His legs (John 19:33). Instead, the soldiers pierced His side (John 19:34) to assure that He was dead. In doing this, it is reported that “blood and water came out” (John 19:34), referring to the watery fluid surrounding the heart and lungs.
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How much blood did Jesus lose on the cross?

The whipping was apparently severe, resulting in a large volume of blood loss that may have been as much as a quarter to a third of the body's total blood supply.
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Did Clavius see Jesus in the Bible?

After his encounter with Peter, Clavius will get to see Yeshua one more time. Following the Apostles to Galilee, he meets the risen Christ and, ever the detective, continues his questioning.
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Was the father of Jesus a Roman soldier?

In the 2nd century, Celsus, a Greek philosopher, wrote that Jesus's father was a Roman soldier named Panthera. The views of Celsus drew responses from Origen, who considered it a fabricated story.
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How historically accurate is the movie Risen?

Historian Richard Carrier praises the film for its accurate depiction of the Roman Empire. “The battle scene was highly realistic,” Carrier says in Episode 192 of the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast. “They showed the use of Roman tactics. They used the testudo formation to mount a siege wall.
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What does 39 stripes of Jesus mean?

Jesus received the most iconic tortures in His time. The Roman flagrum with which they flogged Jesus 39 times gave Him body marks/stripes. Each of the 39 strokes took care of sickness and the 39 strokes took care of all our sicknesses and diseases. The Bible affirms this fact this way, “by His stripes we are healed”.
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How tall was Jesus?

He may have stood about 5-ft.-5-in. (166 cm) tall, the average man's height at the time.
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