The Conversion of St. Paul(second version), oil on canvas by Caravaggio, 1601; in Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome. (more) Christian Apostle Also known as: Saint Paul, Saul of Tarsus Written by E.P. Sanders Arts and Science Professor of Religion, Duke University. Author ofJesus and Judaism...
Saint Patrick is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. He is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland and was probably responsible in part for the Christianization of the Picts and Anglo-Saxons.
Thomas Ball:Saint John the Evangelist Saint John the Evangelist, marble sculpture by Thomas Ball, 1875; in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. 119.1 × 44.5 × 48.9 cm. Christian Apostle Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions ...
1.(Biography)Comte de(kɔ̃t də), title ofClaude Henri de Rouvroy.1760–1825, French social philosopher, generally regarded as the founder of French socialism. He thought society should be reorganized along industrial lines and that scientists should be the new spiritual leaders. His most...
Saint Junipero Serra, Spanish Franciscan priest whose missionary work among the Indians of North America earned him the title of Apostle of California. In 2015 he became the first saint of the Roman Catholic Church to be canonized in the United States. L
Saint Mark ; Western feast day April 25, Eastern feast day September 23) was the traditional author of the second Synoptic Gospel. Data on his life found in the New Testament are fragmentary, and most of their historicity has been questioned by critical
Christian Apostle Also known as: Cephas, Saint Peter the Apostle, Simeon, Simon Written by Daniel William O'Connor Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies and of Classical Languages, Saint Lawrence University, Canton, New York. Author ofPeter in Rome: The Literary, Liturgical and...
Jesus; ChristianityJesus in Glory and the Apostles, stained glass window by Edouard-Amédée Didron, in Saint Thomas Aquinas Church, Paris. Christianity begins withJesus Christ. The effects of his life, the response to his teachings, the experience of his death, and the belief in hisresurrection...
Biography of Saint Peter Saint Peter (late 1st century BC – 64 AD) was an apostle of Jesus Christ and the first leader of his Church. He was born in Bethsaida, Galilee, Israel. He worked as a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee, usually with his brother Andrew, who was also an apostle...
Italian Dominican theologian Saint Thomas Aquinas was one of the most influential medieval thinkers of Scholasticism and the father of the Thomistic school of theology.