Anthony Hopkins
Paul of Tarsus
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Sep 4, 2020 · Arguably the two greatest apostles of Christ, Paul and Peter stand in front of the crowd as the two major witnesses to the faith. Peter was the rock on which Christ formed His Church, and became the first Pope as the specialized Shepard of Christ’s Flock on Earth.
In the late Roman period, the apostles Peter and Paul became symbolic founders of the empire, but the New Testament depicts them more as rivals with competing concepts of Christianity.
Jun 29, 2024 · Peter and Paul reminds us that God needs our diverse gifts. He needed the strength and simplicity of a Galilean fisherman. He needed the sophistication and brilliance of a Jewish intellectual.
Peter and Paul are called the patron saints of Rome because, in the words of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, “the Christian community of [Rome] considered them a kind of counterbalance to the mythical Romulus and Remus, the two brothers held to be the founders of Rome.”
Jun 24, 2024 · Peter led the Apostles as the first Pope and ensured that the disciples kept the true faith. St. Peter spent his last years in Rome, leading the Church through persecution and eventually being...
Self-appointed apostle of Jesus, whom he never met, Paul was born Saul in Tarsus and was probably a Roman citizen. He was definitely a devout Jew, and among those who persecuted the early ...
The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul or Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul is a liturgical feast in honor of the martyrdom in Rome of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, which is observed on 29 June.
Jul 3, 2004 · The Book of Acts portrays a very interesting relationship between Peter and Paul. While Peter is prominent in the first part of Acts, Paul clearly dominates the latter portion of the book. Peter is to Paul in Acts what John the Baptist is to Jesus in the Gospels.
Jun 29, 2024 · Saint Peter is often considered the Apostle to the Jews and Saint Paul to the Gentiles (based, most probably, on his extensive travels among the Gentiles). Together they witnessed to the budding of Christianity, and both laid down their lives for the faith.
Bring St. Paul to life for the young people in your school or catechetical program and introduce him to the entire parish by producing this three-act play, Paul, the Apostle. Saints Peter and Paul are giants of the Church. Be introduced to Peter the leader and Paul the missionary.
