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Penitent Thief
Christian saint; thief pardoned by Jesus on the cross in Luke 23:39-43
Feast: 25 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
The penitent thief, also known as the good thief, wise thief, grateful thief, or thief on the cross, is one of two unnamed thieves in Luke the Evangelist's account of the crucifixion of Jesus in the New Testament. The Gospel of Luke describes him asking Jesus to "remember him" when Jesus comes into his kingdom. The other, as the impenitent thief, challenges Jesus to save himself and both of them to prove that he is the Messiah.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Luke the Evangelist Saint“The penitent thief, also known as the good thief, wise thief, grateful thief, or thief on the cross, is one of two unnamed thieves in Luke the Evangelist's account of the crucifixion of Jesus in the New Testament.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q355121 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Penitent thief (CC BY-SA)
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