A pilgrimage evokes the believer’s personal journey in the footsteps of the Redeemer: it is an exercise of practical asceticism, of repentance for human weaknesses, of constant vigilance of one’s frailty, of interior preparation for a change of heart. Through vigils, fasting and prayer, the pilgrim progresses along the path of Christion perfection, striving to attain, with the support of God’s grace, ‘the state of the perfect man, to the measure of the full maturity of Christ’ (Eph 4:13).” Saint John Paul II, Jubilee Year 2000
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In a sermon in the year 395, St. Augustine of Hippo said of Saints Peter and Paul: “Both apostles share the same feast day, for these two were one; and even though they suffered on different days, they were as one. Peter went first, and Paul followed. And so we celebrate this day (June 29) made holy for us by the apostles’ blood. Let us embrace what they believed, their life, their labors, their sufferings, their preaching, a
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How Did Paul Die? Year, Age, & Location of the Apostle’s Death
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily match my own. - Dr. Bart D. Ehrman
Although so much of the New Testament was either written by or about the Apostle Paul, there’s one question that’s never answered there: How did Paul die? In this article, I’ll address this question, including the year Paul died, how old Paul was when he died, and where he died.
Who Was the Apostle Paul? A Brief Summary of His Life
We know very little about the early life of Paul. Paul, whose Hebrew name was Saul, may have been born around the year 5 CE, if he was a rough contemporary of Jesus – though of course he could have been younger or older. The Book of Acts says that Paul was from Tarsus, which means he was a Jew born and raised outside Palestine in Cilicia, a small region in modern-day Turkey. As a diaspora Jew, Paul learned Greek as his first language,