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Paul [a] also named Saul of Tarsus, [b] commonly known as Paul the Apostle [7] and Saint Paul, [8] was a Christian apostle (c. 5 – c. 64/65 AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world. [9]
Martyrdom of Paul by Pieter Coecke van Aelst. Martyrdom of Paul may refer to: Martyrdom of the Holy Apostle Paul, a section of the Acts of Paul; The death of Paul the Apostle; Martyrdom of St. Paul, a 1556 painting by Jacopo Tintoretto; Martyrdom of Paul, a c. 1529-1535 drawing by Pieter Coecke van Aelst
San Paolo alle Tre Fontane , in English "St Paul at the Three Fountains" is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Paul the Apostle, at the presumed site of his martyrdom in Rome. In Latin it is known as Sancti Pauli ad Aquas Salvias ("St Paul at Aquae Salviae").
In 1969, the Catholic Church assigned the feast to 26 January so as to celebrate the two disciples of Paul, Titus and Timothy, the day after the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. [17] The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America celebrates these two, together with Silas , on the same date while he is honored on the calendars of the Church of ...
The Conversion of Saint Paul, Luca Giordano, 1690, Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy The Conversion of Saint Paul, Caravaggio, 1600. The conversion of Paul the Apostle (also the Pauline conversion, Damascene conversion, Damascus Christophany and Paul's "road to Damascus" event) was, according to the New Testament, an event in the life of Saul/Paul the Apostle that led him to cease persecuting early ...
According to the letter, Paul urges Timothy not to have a "spirit of timidity" and not to "be ashamed to testify about our Lord". [39] He also entreats Timothy to come to him before winter, and to bring Mark with him. Paul clearly anticipates his being put to death and realities beyond in his valedictory found in 2 Timothy 4:6–8. [40]
On the basis of their language, content, and other factors, the pastoral epistles are considered by skeptical scholars [9] as having been not written by Paul, but written after his death. [10] The Second Epistle to Timothy, however, is sometimes thought to be more likely than the other two to have been written by Paul. [ 11 ] )
The letter, traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul, consists mainly of counsels to his younger colleague and delegate Timothy regarding his ministry in Ephesus (1:3). These counsels include instructions on the organization of the Church and the responsibilities resting on certain groups of leaders therein as well as exhortations to ...