The holy, glorious, all-laudable '''Apostle Paul''' was not one of the original Twelve [[Apostles]], but was chosen by God to take the place of [[Judas]], as evidenced by Orthodox hymnography and iconography.  Paul was the "Apostle to the Gentiles" (Romans 11:13, Galatians 2:8, [[First Epistle of Paul to Timothy|1 Timothy]] 2:7), being [[convert]]ed called by God as an apostle while on the road to Damascus by [[Jesus]] Himself. The Church remembers St. Paul together with St. Peter on [[June 29]].