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    Conversion of Paul the Apostle

    Event recounted in the New Testament

    This article is about the biblical event. For other uses, see The Conversion of Saint Paul (disambiguation).

    The conversion of Paul the Apostle (also the Pauline conversion, Damascene conversion, DamascusChristophany and Paul's transformation on the road to Damascus) was, according to the New Testament, an event in the life of Saul/Paul the Apostle that led him to cease persecuting early Christians and to become a follower of Jesus.

    The New Testament accounts

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    Paul's konvertering experience is discussed in both the Pauline epistles and in the Acts of the Apostles. According to both sources, Saul/Paul was not a follower of Jesus and did not know him before his crucifixion. The narrative of the Book of Acts suggests Paul's conversion occurred 4–7 years after the crucifixion of Jesus.[1][2][3] The accounts of Paul's conversion experience describe it as miraculous, supe

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    Saint Paul, Minnesota

    Capital city of Minnesota, United States

    For an overview of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, see Minneapolis–Saint Paul.

    State capital city in Minnesota, United States

    Saint Paul

    Nicknames: 

    "the Capital City", "the Saintly City", "Twin Cities" (with Minneapolis), "Pig's Eye", "STP", "Last City of the East"

    Motto: 

    The most livable city in America*

    Coordinates: 44°56′52″N93°06′14″W / 44.94778°N 93.10389°W / 44.94778; -93.10389
    CountryUnited States
    StateMinnesota
    CountyRamsey
    IncorporatedMarch 4, 1854
    Named forSt. Paul the Apostle
     • TypeMayor–council[1]
     • MayorMelvin Carter (DFL)
     • BodySaint Paul City Council

     • City

    		56.10 sq mi (145.31 km2)
     • Land51.97 sq mi (134.61 km2)
     • Water4.13 sq mi (10.70 km2)
    Elevation

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    Saint Paul (disambiguation)

    Saint Paul and Apostle Paul usually refers to Paul the Apostle, the Christian religious leader.

    People

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    Martyr saints

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    • Paul (d. ca. 362), Roman martyr, see John and Paul
    • Paul (3rd century), one of a group of four martyrs, see Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise
    • Paul, of Helladius, Crescentius, Paul and Dioscorides, a group of four martyrs killed in 326
    • Paul and Ninety Companions (died 1240), Dominican martyrs
    • Paul Chong Hasang of the Korean Martyrs (19th century)
    • Paul Hanh, Paul Khoan Khan Pham, Paul Loc Van Le, Paul Tinh Boa Le, Paul Tong Buong, and Paul Duong of the Vietnamese Martyrs (18th and 19th centuries)

    Other saints

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    • Paul of Narbonne (3rd century)
    • Paul the Simple (d. ca. 339), Egyptian saint
    • Paul of Narbonne (3rd century)
    • Paul of Tammah (died 415), Egyptian saint
    • Paul of Thebes (c. 220–341), Egyptian saint, regarded as the first Christian hermit
    • Paul Aurelian (6th century), one of the seven founder saint