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Roman officer at Calvary
The Centurion at the Cross
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Life
Roman officer who saw how Jesus died and confessed, 'Truly this was the Son of God.' (Tradition calls him Longinus; not the centurion of Capernaum.)
Key Facts
- First Gentile confession of Jesus as Son of God after the cross
Why this matters
The cross compels confession from the empire.