Stephaton, or Steven, is the name given in medieval Christian traditions to the Roman soldier or bystander, unnamed in the Bible, who offered Jesus a...

A Roman soldier (conventionally called "Stephaton") feeds Jesus with posca, from the Rabbula Gospels, AD 586....

Tissot's depiction. Here, the hyssop stick is used as a kind of straw, and "Stephaton" squeezes the sponge. (c. 1880, gouache over graphite on grey wove paper)...

and will land on the upturned face of Longinus. In the lower right is Stephaton, the traditional name for the soldier who offered Jesus the sponge soaked...

left and right. Below them are representations of the Roman soldiers Stephaton (the sponge-bearer) and Longinus (the lance-bearer) driving spears into...

thorns Crucifixion of Jesus Judas Iscariot Pontius Pilate Pilate's court Stephaton Matthew 27:9–10 Related Bible parts: Judges 9, Psalm 22, Jeremiah 32,...

crucified Jesus surrounded by four smaller ancillary panels, consisting of Stephaton and Longinus (the lance and sponge bearers) in the lower quadrants, and...

Stone slab of Knin Fortress depicting Stephaton thought to have originated from the Church of St. Stephen in the Knin's burg, 11th century...

a sponge the right a spear, allowing us to identify the figures with Stephaton and Longinus. Once again, the negative space is filled with animals; below...

that in the Rabbula Gospels often show Christ flanked by Longinus and Stephaton with their spear and pole with vinegar. According to the gospels, the...

carefully". Crucifixion of Jesus Pilate's court Rufus (biblical figure) Stephaton Related Bible parts: Matthew 27, Luke 23, John 18, John 19, Romans 16...

significance of the scene), Mary and John, Longinus with the lance and Stephaton with the vinegar sponge, and finally the blessed who rise from sarcophagi...

Joseph of Arimathea Longinus Nazareth Nicodemus Pontius Pilate Sabbath Stephaton Related Bible parts: Exodus 12, Numbers 9, Psalm 22, Psalm 34, Psalm 69...

Crucifixion of Jesus Holy Week Jerusalem Ministry of Jesus Pontius Pilate Stephaton Related Bible parts: Psalm 22, Psalm 69, Jeremiah 15, Matthew 27, Mark...

the cross, Ecclesia is seen with her chalice and standard, Longinus and Stephaton on either side of Christ, a group of grieving women, John, and ambiguous...

mural with frescoes depicting scenes from Calvary with Saint Longinus and Stephaton, accompanied by the half-hidden Sun and Moon, works from the 12th century...

features, but he is depicted wearing only a loin cloth. He is flanked by Stephaton and Longinus, with a female figure (likely the Virgin Mary) also positioned...

blood pours from the wound. To the right of Longinus, a mostly obscured Stephaton holds high a sponge soaked with vinegar on the tip of a reed. The first...

Crucifixion, Jesus is depicted centrally with long robes to the knee - Stephaton offers vinegar and Longinus lifts his spear. Arms, heads that may represent...

left and right. Below them are representations of the Roman soldiers Stephaton (the sponge-bearer) and Longinus (the lance-bearer) driving spears into...

Longinus and Stephaton, the two soldiers who were at the crucifixion. It was Longinus who pierced Jesus' side so he carries a lance whilst Stephaton carries...

statues of two horsed cavaliers, St Longinus on the right of Jesus and St Stephaton, who reached up to Jesus with a sponge, on the left. These crosses and...

figures to the left and right are likely to have represented Longinus and Stephaton. The eastern face is usually interpreted as a depiction of Christ flanked...

his immediate left and right, and representations of the Roman soldiers Stephaton (the sponge-bearer) and Longinus (the lance-bearer) at his feet. The figures...

horse riding Longin, the crucifix, the "Christ lié" and the horse riding Stéphaton, apart from his head. He also carved the angels carrying chalices. The...

This includes one of the crucified thieves, and behind him is the Roman Stephaton with a bucket of vinegar and a spear. On a lower tier, underneath the...