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Paul's Jewish name was "Saul" (Hebrew: שָׁאוּל, Modern: Sha'ûl, Tiberian: Šā'ûl), perhaps after the biblical King Saul, the first king of Israel and, like Paul, a member of the Tribe of Benjamin; the Latin name Paulus, meaning small, was not a result of his conversion as is commonly believed but a second name for use in communicating ...
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 the "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 ...
The conversion of Paul from persecutor to apostle is a well-known biblical story. According to the New Testament, Saul of Tarsus was a zealous Pharisee, who intensely persecuted the followers of Jesus, even participating in the stoning of Stephen. He was on his way from Jerusalem to Damascus to arrest the Christians of the city.
(the artist wrote these words from the Acts of the Apostles on a canvas in Latin - Saule, Saule, quid me persequeris). The second half of the work is dark. What we manage to see we see thanks to the light emanating from the Appearance. The future Apostle lies on the ground, supported by one of the companions of the wicked journey.
The Conversion of Saul is a fresco painted by Michelangelo Buonarroti (c. 1542–1545). It is housed in the Pauline Chapel (Capella Paolina), Vatican Palace, in Vatican City. This piece depicts the moment that Saul is converted to Christianity while on the road to Damascus. Pope Paul III commissioned the work for the chapel of his namesake. The ...
Life of St. Paul; P. Paul, Apostle of Christ; Peter and Paul (film) Q. Quo Vadis (1951 film) Quo Vadis? (miniseries) S. Santhi Sandesam; Saul: The Journey to Damascus;
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Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis de Paul, and Saint Peter penitent; Saint Paul (Masaccio) Saint Paul (Velázquez) Saint Paul Enthroned; Saint Peter and Saint Paul (Crivelli) Saint Roderick (Murillo) San Domenico di Pesaro Altarpiece; San Zeno Altarpiece (Mantegna) São Paulo (Nuno Gonçalves) Self-Portrait as the Apostle Paul; Suardi Chapel