St. Paul was a Roman Catholic saint who wrote at least 14 epistles in the New Testament and influenced the Christian faith. He was born in Tarsus, Turkey, and initially persecuted Christians before converting after a vision. He became an apostle and preached to both Jews and Gentiles, facing opposition and eventually being executed, though the exact circumstances are unknown. His burial site has not been discovered.
Saint Paul is a Roman Catholic saint widely regarded as an important figure in the Christian faith. At least 14 epistles in the New Testament, including Romans, Second Corinthians, and Philippians, are believed to have been written by Paul during his lifetime, and his thoughts on Christianity and the faith influenced the opinions of many who followed him. As evidence of the high status of St. Paul in the Christian faith, numerous cities and schools around the world are named after him.
St. Paul’s precise date of birth is not known, although he appears to have died around AD 67. He was a contemporary of Jesus and wrote of Jesus’ life although he may not have met him personally. Paul was born as Saul in the city of Tarsus, in present-day Turkey, of Roman parents. This entitled him to Roman citizenship, which proved useful later in his life. Initially, Paul was a devout Jew and until 34 CE he actively persecuted Christians and rejected the Christian faith.
However, during a fateful journey to Damascus, Paul of Tarsus fell from his horse, was temporarily blinded, and experienced a vision that revealed Christ as the messiah. He continued on to Damascus, and spent the next three years studying with the Christian community, becoming a devout convert. However, conversion was not enough for Paul: he also became an apostle, making three missionary journeys to the Middle East to spread the word of Christ.
Initially, St. Paul preached mainly to people of the Jewish faith, speaking in synagogues and other Jewish places in the cities he reached during his travels. He also began speaking to Gentiles and eventually became known as the Apostle to the Gentiles. St. Paul used his upbringing in the Jewish faith in his lessons, sustaining his fervent religious faith with support from Jewish religious texts and traditional Jewish beliefs.
As São Paulo rose to prominence, he began to encounter formidable opposition on his travels. He was banished from some cities, after being severely beaten and sometimes tortured. Eventually, an angry mob in Jerusalem attempted to execute Paul, who appealed to his Roman citizenship to demand a right to trial in Rome. The exact circumstances of his death after being transported for trial are not known; in some accounts he was beheaded, for example, while others state that he was simply exiled. The burial site of St. Paul has not been discovered, although numerous people have claimed to have found relics associated with St. Paul.
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