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Pontius Pilate: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Marcus Pontius Pilatus
Died After 36
Title / Office governor (26-36), Judaea

Did You Know?

  • The Nicene Creed mentions Pontius Pilate.
  • Sympathy for and opposition to Pilate's alleged actions have evolved and varied depending on political and historical trends.
  • Saint Augustine argued that Pilate believed Jesus was the King of the Jews.

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Painting of Pontius Pilate washing his hands, wearing ornate robes and a turban, as an attendant pours water over his hands into a silver dish, with two figures in the shadowed background.
Stone sculpture by Josep Maria Subirachs on the Passion Facade of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, showing Pontius Pilate washing his hands as a figure holds a bowl.
Medieval illumination by Jean Fouquet showing Jesus before Pontius Pilate and Caiphas, surrounded by guards, with Barabbas standing below among soldiers and craftsmen.
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