{"slug": "paul-the-apostle", "label": "Paul the Apostle", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Apostle", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9200", "qid": "Q9200", "description": "Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65)", "entries": 24, "years": 22, "span": [5, 910], "span_label": ["5 CE", "910 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 13}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 4}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 3}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Apostle Paul", "Paul of Tarsus", "Saint Paul", "Saul of Tarsus"], "related": [{"slug": "ancient-rome", "label": "Ancient Rome", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "christianity", "label": "Christianity", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "saint-peter", "label": "Saint Peter", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "ephesus", "label": "Ephesus", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "rome", "label": "Rome", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "france", "label": "France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "benedictines", "label": "Benedictines", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-burgundy", "label": "Kingdom of Burgundy", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "duchy-of-aquitaine", "label": "Duchy of Aquitaine", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "western-europe", "label": "Western Europe", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "jerusalem", "label": "Jerusalem", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "caesarea-maritima", "label": "Caesarea Maritima", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 5, "year_label": "5 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "AD 5 – Paul the Apostle, Jewish leader of the Christians", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365712040#Births", "title": "0s", "revid": 1365712040, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 34, "year_label": "34 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Saul of Tarsus, on the road to Damascus, is converted to Christianity, and becomes Paul the Apostle (possible date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369986487#Syria", "title": "30s", "revid": 1369986487, "section": "Events › 34 AD › Syria"}}, {"year": 37, "year_label": "37 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "The Pharisee Saul of Tarsus is converted to Christianity, after a vision (possible date). After the year 39, he is recognised as Saint Paul.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369986487#Anatolia", "title": "30s", "revid": 1369986487, "section": "Events › 37 AD › Anatolia"}}, {"year": 42, "year_label": "42 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 25", "text": "January 25 – The Apostle Paul is converted to Christianity (the exact date is not provided in texts, but the Roman Catholic Church chooses to commemorate this date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373289291#AD_42", "title": "40s", "revid": 1373289291, "section": "Timeline › AD 42"}}, {"year": 45, "year_label": "45 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Paul of Tarsus begins his missionary travels, according to one traditional dating scheme.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373289291#AD_45", "title": "40s", "revid": 1373289291, "section": "Timeline › AD 45"}}, {"year": 47, "year_label": "47 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Paul starts his evangelistic work (first missionary journey), accompanied by Barnabas and Mark (possible date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373289291#AD_47", "title": "40s", "revid": 1373289291, "section": "Timeline › AD 47"}}, {"year": 48, "year_label": "48 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Paul of Tarsus through his first mission goes to Cyprus and Asia Minor.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373289291#AD_48", "title": "40s", "revid": 1373289291, "section": "Timeline › AD 48"}}, {"year": 49, "year_label": "49 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The Apostle Paul begins his second missionary journey with Silas while Barnabas goes to Cyprus with Mark.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373289291#AD_49", "title": "40s", "revid": 1373289291, "section": "Timeline › AD 49"}}, {"year": 53, "year_label": "53 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Paul the Apostle writes his epistle to the Galatians from Ephesus (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373339620#Anatolia", "title": "50s", "revid": 1373339620, "section": "Events › 53 AD › Anatolia"}}, {"year": 55, "year_label": "55 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "The apostle Paul writes his First Epistle to the Corinthians.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373339620#Anatolia", "title": "50s", "revid": 1373339620, "section": "Events › 55 AD › Anatolia"}}, {"year": 57, "year_label": "57 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Paul of Tarsus writes his Second Epistle to the Corinthians and his Epistle to the Romans (probable date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373339620#Greece", "title": "50s", "revid": 1373339620, "section": "Events › 57 AD › Greece"}}, {"year": 58, "year_label": "58 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "The apostle Paul returns to Jerusalem with the money he has collected to give the Christian community there. However, he is accused of defiling the temple, and is arrested and imprisoned in Caesarea. He then invokes his Roman citizenship and is sent to Rome to be judged.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373339620#Palestine", "title": "50s", "revid": 1373339620, "section": "Events › 58 AD › Palestine"}}, {"year": 59, "year_label": "59 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Paul the Apostle pleads his case and testifies to his Christianity before King Agrippa II of the Herodians, who reportedly responds \"You almost persuade me to be a Christian.\"", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373339620#Palestine", "title": "50s", "revid": 1373339620, "section": "Events › 59 AD › Palestine"}}, {"year": 60, "year_label": "60 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Paul of Tarsus journeys to Rome, but is shipwrecked on Malta. He stays for three months and converts Publius, the first bishop of Malta.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372200754#Religion", "title": "AD 60", "revid": 1372200754, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 62, "year_label": "62 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Paul of Tarsus is released from imprisonment in Rome (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363561412#Religion", "title": "AD 62", "revid": 1363561412, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 63, "year_label": "63 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Apostle Paul possibly visits Spain.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330182489#Religion", "title": "AD 63", "revid": 1330182489, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 64, "year_label": "64 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Paul leaves Titus in Crete as bishop (approximate date) Then goes to Asia Minor", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1339212432#Religion", "title": "AD 64", "revid": 1339212432, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 64, "year_label": "64 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Paul the Apostle (earliest date) (b. AD 5)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1339212432#Deaths", "title": "AD 64", "revid": 1339212432, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 65, "year_label": "65 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Paul of Tarsus ordains Timothy as bishop of Ephesus (traditional date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363561417#Religion", "title": "AD 65", "revid": 1363561417, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 67, "year_label": "67 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Apostles Peter and Paul are martyred in Rome (possible date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371185877#Religion", "title": "AD 67", "revid": 1371185877, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 67, "year_label": "67 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Paul the Apostle, Christian martyr (b. c. AD 5)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371185877#Deaths", "title": "AD 67", "revid": 1371185877, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 68, "year_label": "68 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Apostles Peter and Paul are martyred in Rome (latest possible date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330183058#Religion", "title": "AD 68", "revid": 1330183058, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 150, "year_label": "150 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Marcion of Sinope produces his Bible canon, consisting of purged versions of the Gospel of Luke and ten Pauline letters (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373077197#Religion", "title": "AD 150", "revid": 1373077197, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 910, "year_label": "910 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "William I (the Pious) of Aquitaine, donates land in Burgundy for the building of a Benedictine monastery dedicated to the saints Peter and Paul. Hence the Abbey of Cluny, becomes the largest in the West. In the foundation charter, William renounces all rights to the monastery and nominates Berno as the first abbot of Cluny (Eastern France). He places the monastery directly under the control of the Papal See.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341130820#Religion", "title": "910", "revid": 1341130820, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}]}