The bishop viewed the story with a cynical eye, but Count Raymond was impressed and a mood of excited expectation began to spread through the hard-pressed crusaders in the city. Workmen dug down into the floor where Peter indicated. They found nothing and Count Raymond walked away in disappointment, but then Peter himself who was wearing only a shirt, jumped down into the trench and triumphantly produced a piece of iron which everyone immediately hailed as the sacred lance-head itself.
This was so transformed that on June 28th, following further instructions issued through Peter Bartholomew by St Andrew, who guaranteed victory in another vision, the crusaders sailed out from Antioch. Peter's Basilica. Each is very old and looks very similar. Who can tell which is the real one? When possessed with care and reverence it carried many kings and emperors to glorious victory in battles. With it, for example, Theodoric forced Attila the Hun into retreat, the only one to do so!
But, when not in possession of it, or worse careless possession, it could deal grave misfortune. As noted it changed Longinus and he was killed for the same belief that Jesus was prosecuted for, an odd turn of events for sure. Charlemagne carried the Spear through 47 successful battles but died when he accidentally dropped it. Frederick Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor died within minutes after accidentally dropping it into a stream on one fateful river crossing! Finally, there was the death of Hilter not long after the spear was recovered by Allied troops.
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They determined that the spear could indeed be old enough to be the true Lance of Longinus, but they could not confirm that it is the relic in question. We may never know the whereabouts of the real Holy Lance, but as with all things Catholic, it relies on faith.
For more information, take a look at the documentary, linked below. The search for the holy relic is like something out of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark. Read more: Tracking the journey of the Holy Sponge that gave Christ his last sip of wine The Holy Lance, also known as the Lance of Longinus and the Spear of Destiny, has been one of the most popular and sought after relics of the Church practically since the Roman Empire adopted Christianity as their religion.
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