Paul: Least of the Apostles The Story of the Most Unlikely Witness to Christ
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Product Details Author:  Format: ISBN: H x W: Manufacturer: Date: Pages: Alain Decaux Soft Cover 0-8198-5958-3 9 1/4"  (23.4 cm) x 6"  (15.2 cm) Pauline Books & Media 2006 296

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Alain Decaux
Translated by Celia Sirois

Renowned French historian Alain Deaux brings St. Paul to life in this engaging new translation.  By evoking his own memories in connection with the places where the Apostle lived, Decaux fuses the past with the present to offer an imaginative yet authentic image of St. Paul's life and journeys.  Complete with 24 pages of full-color masterpiece artwork and photos of biblical locations, Paul, Least of the Apostles is a spiritual tour-de-force that invites us to follow in Paul's footsteps on the road to proclaim the Gospel of freedom with complete faith in "the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me" (Gal 2:20).

This unique book is not your average biography - plunge into thie tour through the life and times of Paul with Alain Decaux as your travel guide, and let Paul's story come to life.

Key Features:

• Twenty-four page full-color photo insert.
• An appendix containing the text of The Martyrdom of St. Paul.
• A timeline of events contemporaneous with the life of St. Paul.
• A list of works on St. Paul for further reading.
• Comprehensive indices of names and places.

Author Profile:

Alain Decaux, a respected historian and journalist, has written, directed, and collaborated in the publication of over fifty books and journals, several of which have become international best-sellers.  Elected to the prestigious Academie Francaise in 1979, he has also enjoyed a successful career in both radio television.

St. Paul the Apostle

Feast Day: Roman Rite Calendar - 06/29 Patron Of: Journalists, Poisonous Snakes, Rome, Rope Makers, Against Snakes, Authors, Hospital Public Relations, Press, Publishers, Snake Bite, Travel, Writers Memorial     25 January (celebration of his conversion)     29 June (celebration of Saints Peter and Paul co-founders of the Church)     18 November (feast of the dedication of the Basilicas of Peter and Paul) Profile     Jewish Talmudic student. Pharisee. Tent-maker by trade. Saul the Jew hated and persecuted Christians as heretical, even assisting at the stoning of Saint Stephen the Martyr. On his way to Damascus to arrest another group of them, he was knocked to the ground, struck blind by a heavenly light, and given the message that in persecuting Christians, he was persecuting Christ. The experience had a profound spiritual effect on him, causing his conversion to Christianity. He was baptized, changed his name to Paul to reflect his new persona, and began travelling and preaching. Martyr. Born     c.3 as Saul at Tarsus, Cilicia (modern Turkey) Died     beheaded c.65 at Rome, Italy Patronage     against snakes; authors; Bath Abbey; Bath, England; Catholic Action; Cursillo movement; diocese of Birmingham, Alabama; diocese of Calbayog, Philippines; diocese of Covington, Kentucky; evangelists; hailstorms; hospital public relations; journalists; Kavala, Greece; diocese of Las Vegas, Nevada; lay people; Malta; diocese of Maralal, Kenya; missionary bishops; Münster, Germany; musicians; Naumburg, Germany; newspaper editorial staff; archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; poisonous snakes; Poznan Poland; diocese of Providence, Rhode Island; public relations personnel; public relations work; publishers; reporters; Rome; rope braiders; rope makers; saddlemakers; saddlers; snake bites; tent makers; Umbria, Italy; diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts; writers All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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