Thursday, August 6, 2015

ST. PAUL





Born
AD 5 , at Tarsus in Cilicia
Birth Name
Saul of Tarsus
Died
AD 67, In ROME
Imp. Dates
January 25  (The Conversion of Paul)

February 10 (Feast of Saint Paul's Shipwreck in Malta)

June 29 (Feast of Saints Peter and Paul)

June 30 (former solo feast day, still celebrated by some religious orders)

November 18 (Feast of the dedication of the basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul)
Fest Day
29th June
Canonized
By Pre- congregation
Attribute
Sword
Patronage
Theologians, Gentle Christians


1. The Apostle Paul was born in what city?
    Tarsus (Acts 21:39)
2. Paul was a citizen of:
    Rome (Acts 21:39)
3. Paul (Saul) was present for the stoning of what early disciple of Christ?
    Stephen (Acts 7:58)
4. What road was Paul traveling on when Jesus appeared to him?
     The Damascus Road ( Acts 9:3-5 )
5. What happened to Paul after Jesus finished speaking to him?
     He was completely blind ( Acts 9:8-9)
6. Paul was sent to preach to:
     The Gentiles.( Acts 13:46)
7. Who did the people at Lystra think Paul and Barnabas were?
     Jupiter and Mercurius ( Acts 14:11-12)
8. Why were Paul and Silas thrown in a Philippian prison?
     For casting out an evil spirit.( Acts 16:16-23)
9. In what city did Paul speak on the Areopagus, or "Mars Hill"?
    Athens (Acts 17:16,19)
10. Who fell out of a window when Paul was preaching?
    Eutychus ( Acts 20:9)
11.  On what island was Paul shipwrecked on his voyage to Rome?
       Malta (Acts 28:1)
12. Paul Belongs to which tribe?
      Benjamin
13 . While traveling on the road to Damascus, Saul?
Saw a bright light, fell to the ground, and heard a voice from heaven saying, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
14. Before his conversion, Saul was involved in:
      The stoning death of Stephen
15.  How did Paul support himself?
      He made tents
16.  How did Ananias help Paul?
       He laid hands on Paul and helped him recover his sight
17. Two of Paul's missionary companions were:
      Barnabus and Timothy
18. What important theological idea did Paul develop in his letter to the Romans?
      Justification by faith
19. In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul said that "if I have not love, I am like":
      A noisy gong or a clanging cymbal
20. Paul's overseas journeys were marked by:
       Storms and shipwrecks
21. When Paul and Silas were in prison and prayed:
      An earthquake shook the prison and its doors were opened
22. Tradition holds that Paul:
      Was beheaded in Rome, possibly under the Emperor Nero

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