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Paul began his working life as Saul, a zealous Jew who traveled around ... One day Saul was traveling from Jerusalem on the road to Damascus. There, he claims he saw a bright light and heard ...

On the road to Damascus, Saul of Tarsus, who we would later come to know as St. Paul, saw a blinding light and from it heard the voice of Christ who asked, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting ...

As to Saul’s own conversion, that moment when Saul becomes Paul, it is no coincidence that it happens on the road to Damascus; for it was at the Damascus Gate that Saul not only witnessed the ...

On his way to Damascus, Syria, however ... From that moment on, Saul (later called Paul) devoted himself to the Apostolic mission. Among the places where early Christians fled for safety from ...

Saul, is seeking to destroy. Little does he know it, but the journey is to change his life, his name, and world history forever! The greatest opponent of the faith is to become Paul, its greatest ...

When Saul, who would become Paul after his conversion ... However, one day on his journey to Damascus, “a light from the sky suddenly flashed around him. He fell to the ground a heard a ...

Saint Paul authored more epistles in the New ... as others then sought to kill Saul for preaching Christ. Saul had to flee Damascus and went to Jerusalem, where he was looked upon with skepticism.