This beautiful Patron Saint medal is double sided and can be worn either way, featuring Saint Peter on one side
and Saint Paul on the other side.
Paul the apostle was, together with Saint Peter and James the Just,the most notable of early Christian missionaries.
Unlike the Twelve Apostles, there is no indication that Paul ever met Jesus before the latter's crucifixion.
According to The Acts of the Apostles, his conversion took place ('conversion' not in the sense of changing religious
identity since the early Christians were viewed as members of a sect of Judaism not as members of a different
religion, but in the sense of metanoia, also see religious conversion) as he was traveling the road to Damascus, he
experienced a vision of the resurrected Jesus. He was temporarily blinded. Paul asserts that he received the Gospel
not from man, but by "the revelation of Jesus Christ". Fourteen epistles in the New Testament are traditionally
attributed to Paul, though in some cases the authorship is disputed. Paul had often employed an amanuensis, only
occasionally writing himself. As a sign of authenticity, the writers of these epistles sometimes employ a passage
presented as being in Paul's own handwriting. These epistles were circulated within the Christian community. They
were prominent in the first New Testament canon ever proposed (by Marcion), and they were eventually included in the
orthodox Christian canon of Scripture. They are believed to be the earliest-written books of the New Testament.
Paul's influence on Christian thinking arguably has been more significant than any other New Testament author. His
influence on the main strands of Christian thought has been demonstrable: from St. Augustine of Hippo to the
controversies between Gottschalk and Hincmar of Reims; between Thomism and Molinism; Martin Luther, John Calvin and
the Arminians; to Jansenism and the Jesuit theologians, and even to the German church of the twentieth century
through the writings of the scholar Karl Barth, whose commentary on the Letter to the Romans had a political as well
as theological impact.
Available in Solid 14K Yellow or White Gold, or in Sterling Silver
Is a Chain Included? You can choose which chain to add to your order when checking out
Pendant Bail - fits up to 4mm chain. We can make bail larger, just let us know in the special instructions upon ordering
All Sterling Silver is protected with a tarnish resistance to help it last for years without tarnishing.