Word: centurion
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Roman Centurion & Dice Thrower- Adolf Hitler & Benito Mussolini...
...were left behind, the floating grandstands were signaled not to follow, and His Majesty led the fleet to sea in war formation, flying from his yacht a signal meaning "THE ENEMY IS IN SIGHT." No enemy was ever sighted, but the big guns pounded away at H. M. S. Centurion, a target ship controlled by radio. Of 320 "dead" shells fired at the Centurion, 56 hit the mark. Last of the maneuvers was the one stunt feature of this month's air, land and sea reviews. The King, who despises stunts, barely consented to watch a new-fangled gadget...
...monastery at Reichenau, Germany each claim large fragments. The Three Nails, according to Catholic authorities, are represented today by some 30 enshrined at Rome, Venice, Aix-la-Chapelle, Madrid, Trier, Nuremberg, Prague, Paris, Milan and Monza. A lance thought to be the one with which Longinus, Roman centurion, pierced Christ's side while he hung on the cross, is preserved at St. Peter's. Unduplicated anywhere outside of St. Peter's is Veronica's veil on which Christ wiped his face and left its image...
...Under the cross we discover a centurion halting on horseback. He, too, was probably a German. He is the first who, overwhelmed by the greatness of the suffering Savior, delivers the powerful confession: 'Verily, this was a righteous...
...assert all our strength to retain that for which they died. We promise to do that in unshakable faith and with our eyes fastened upon the Savior of the world, who once prayed also for German soldiers. Then we, too, shall earn the praise He gave to the Roman centurion...