«According to a tradition recorded by Eusebio, he fell out of favor with Caligula and ended up committing suicide,» says Juan Chapa, professor of theology at the Faculty of Navarra. The truth is that it is not known for sure how and where Pontius Pilate died.
Saint Pontius Pilate?
Retired years later by the governor of Syria, Vitellius, Pilate is called to Rome, Italy, according to apocryphal testimonies. Banished, he committed suicide in Vienne, Gaul, after the disappearance of Tiberius, say certain sources of the season. Rarely, he was canonized by the Ethiopian Church and venerated on June 19.
Introduction
Pontius Pilate (or Pilate, also received by the SAR) is one of the most popular Roman provincial rulers in history. His appearance in the Bible in the episode of the passion and death of Jesus helped establish in the collective imagination a vision of his person that does not fit into the historical and archaeological truth. For this reason, in the article we will make a short summary of the biography of Pontius Pilate to understand who he was, how he held the position of governor of Judea, what was his role in the condemnation of Jesus and how he died years later. . .
Pontius Pilate’s biography is full of gaps, mainly before and after his time in the government of the province of Judea (26-36 AD). He was a member of the equestrian class, a native of Campania (southern Italy), who was appointed prefect of Judea thanks to the predominance of his friend Lucius Elio Sejanus over the emperor Tiberius.
Who was the man who was forced to carry the cross for Jesus?
Why does our NGO carry that name? – Simon of Cyrene The story behind the name of the Simon of Cyrene Company is inspired by a biblical character. According to the gospels of Mark, Matthew and Lucas, Simon of Cyrene or El Cirineo, father of Alexander and Rufus, was responsible for helping Jesus carry the cross on the day of his crucifixion and death.
According to the Bible, Simon of Cyrene was an ordinary man, an anonymous and also unexpected volunteer, who our main creator liked to choose the name of the company. Few people really know Simon of Cyrene. He was a farmer who arrived in Jerusalem early on a Friday afternoon. He only entered the town, he found himself with a small procession of weeping women who accompanied Christ carrying the cross.