Saint paul apostle facts

Top 20 Facts about St. Paul

Originally published by Christine M in March 2020 Updated by Charity K in August 2022 Updated by Vanessa R. in June 2023 and Updated by Nellian in March 2024.

Also known as Paul the Apostle, St.

Paul is one of the greatest writers and teachers of God’s word in the history of Christianity.

Saint paul apostle facts

The Irony is, that he used to persecute Christians. St. Paul was called Saul or Sh’aul and was born to Roman parents in Tarsus town Cicilia. He attended Bible School in Jerusalem from an early age, then studied under a famous rabbi, and became an expert of the law.

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Paul became famous and he worked with the Jewish authorities who had him actively pursue and persecute members of a news sect that confessed Jesus Christ of Nazareth was the Messiah. The sect also proclaimed that God’s kingdom was at hand.

Moreover, it is on one such trip to persecute this sect on the road to Damascus that St.

Paul had a supernatural encounter and was converted to the same Christian