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Facts

Also Known As Saint Paul • Saul of Tarsus
Born 4 BCE? • Tarsus • Turkey
Died c.62? • Rome • Italy
Notable Works Pauline letters
Subjects Of Study Christianity • Christology • mystical body of Christ
Role In Council of Jerusalem

Did You Know?

  • Preaching about a Messiah was not uncommon in Paul's time.
  • Paul's letters carry many common Greek aspects of letter writing.
  • Paul was from the Israelite tribe of Benjamin.
  • The Vatican claims that Paul's body lies within St. Paul's Basilica in Rome.
  • Paul likely viewed himself as a Jewish prophet rather than a separate Christian prophet.

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Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)
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Eustache Le Sueur: The Sermon of Saint Paul at Ephesus
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