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  2. Conversion of Paul the Apostle - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Commissioning of the Twelve Apostles - Wikipedia

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    Vocation of the Apostles, a fresco in the Sistine Chapel by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1481-82. The commissioning of the Twelve Apostles is an episode in the ministry of Jesus that appears in all three Synoptic Gospels: Matthew 10:1–4, Mark 3:13–19 and Luke 6:12–16.

  4. Saint Titus - Wikipedia

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    Due to the needs of other churches, requiring his presence elsewhere, he ordained his disciple Titus as bishop of that island, [11] and left him to finish the work he had started. Chrysostom says that this is an indication of the esteem Paul held for Titus. [5] Paul summoned Titus from Crete to join him at Nicopolis in Epirus. [12]

  5. Paul the Apostle - Wikipedia

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    [note 12] Marcion asserted that Paul was the only apostle who had rightly understood the new message of salvation as delivered by Christ. [374] Marcion believed Jesus was the savior sent by God, and Paul the Apostle was his chief apostle, but he rejected the Hebrew Bible and the God of Israel.

  6. Apostolic succession - Wikipedia

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    The Episcopal consecration of Deodatus; Claude Bassot [] (1580–1630). Apostolic succession is the method whereby the ministry of the Christian Church is considered by some Christian denominations to be derived from the apostles by a continuous succession, which has usually been associated with a claim that the succession is through a series of bishops. [1]

  7. Christianity in the 1st century - Wikipedia

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    Paul's influence on Christian thinking is said to be more significant than that of any other New Testament author. [169] According to the New Testament, Saul of Tarsus first persecuted the early Jewish Christians, but then converted. He adopted the name Paul and started proselytizing among the Gentiles, calling himself "Apostle to the Gentiles."

  8. Buy your way to Heaven! The Catholic Church brings back ...

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    As the Times points out, a monetary donation wouldn't go amiss toward earning an indulgence. It writes, "charitable contributions, combined with other acts, can help you earn one."

  9. Jesus - Wikipedia

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    On the road to Damascus, the Apostle Paul is converted to Christianity after seeing a blinding light and hearing a voice saying, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting." [297] In Acts 9:10–18, Jesus instructs Ananias of Damascus in a vision to heal Paul. [298] The Book of Revelation includes a revelation from Jesus concerning the last days of ...