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The holy, glorious, all-laudable '''Apostle Paul''' was not one of the Twelve [[Apostles]]. 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 while on the road to Damascus by [[Jesus]] Himself. The Church remembers St. Paul together with St. Peter on [[June 29]].

Named Saul at his birth in the city of Tarsus, the holy apostle was a son of the tribe of Benjamin. Saul became a [[Pharisee ]] under Gamaliel, one of the chief Jewish Rabbis (Masters/Teachers) of the day. After his study under the great Rabbi, Saul became one of the chief persecutors of Christians. Present at the stoning of St [[Apostle Stephen the Protomartyr|Stephen]] ([[Acts of the Apostles|Acts]] 7: 58), Saul later found himself blinded by [[Jesus]] Himself on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-22). Sought out by the [[Apostle Ananias]], Saul immediately repented and Ananias baptized him. Saul, soon after his conversion called Paul, was later named and numbered among the [[Apostles]]. The extent of Paul's preaching as he spread the [[Gospel]] went far and wide from Arabia to Spain, to both Jews and Gentiles. He was called the "Apostle to the Gentiles." Paul spent his new life in suffering and labor for Christ, establishing and organizing churches everywhere. He reached such a state of perfection that he was able to say to the Church at Galatia: "not I, but Christ lives in me" ([[Galatians]] 2:20). Like the [[Apostle Barnabas]], Paul studied under Gamaliel.

The Church has [[Canon (Bible)Holy Scripture|canonized]] several of his [[epistle]]s to the churches, including: