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“4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”

-1 Corinthians 13:4-7

This was part of one of Paul’s most famous letters to the Corinthians on love.

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https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/harvard-theological-review/article/physical-description-of-paul/7C201B8D1BEF841D5D256360EA4C0FA3

Link to article on how Paul might have looked like

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St. Paul icon at Ephesus, c. 4th century, discovered on a cave wall, likely the oldest painting of the saint to still exist.

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-Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome houses the tomb of Saint Paul the Apostle

-Tomb of St. Paul the Apostle

Tradition holds that Saint Paul the Apostle was buried in a vineyard over which the Emperor Constantine built a basilica in 324 AD.

Source: http://www.magdalenepublishing.org/blog/paul-apostle/

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The Beheading of St. Paul, by Simon de Vos, 1640.

The book of Acts ends with Paul’s unfinished story. Overall, Paul’s journey lasted over 10,000 miles by foot alone. The whole journey lasted around 10 years.

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St. Paul Preaching to the Ancient Britons, by John Hamilton Mortimer

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Paul and Barnabas in the synagogue at Iconium, unknown artist.

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Philippian Jailer with Paul and Silas, unknown artist, 1900s religious illustration

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Russian Orthodox icon of the Apostle Paul (18th century), Iconostasis of Transfiguration church, Kizhi monastery, Karelia, Russia

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St. Paul Writing His Epistles, by Valentin de Boulogne (1594-1632), or Nicolas Tournier (1590-1638)

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Paintings by Gustave Doré, 1832-1883

-St. Paul Preaching to the Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians 2:11-12)

-St. Paul at Ephesus (Acts 19:19)

-St. Paul Rescued from the Multitude (Acts 21:34-35)

-St. Paul Shipwrecked (Acts 27:43-44)

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St. Paul Preaching in Athens, by Raphael, 1515, from the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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St. Paul, marble statue by Michelangelo, height 127 cm, in Duomo, Siena

Paul was known as the apostle of the Gentiles, and is now known as the patron saint of writers and publishers, since he wrote so many works contributing and helping the churches he founded / visited. His feast day is on June 29th.

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St. Paul, by Marco Zoppo, 1468.

There are many widespread images and paintings of St. Paul the Apostle, almost as popular as St. Peter. Throughout Europe several portraits and statues can be found. Oftentimes Paul carries a book or scroll, symbolizing that he was a New Testament writer, and he also holds a sword, the instrument of his martyrdom.

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Paul preaches the gospel, this is detail of a 12-century mosaic, from the Palatine Chapel of the Royal Palace, in Palermo, Sicily.