When was St. Paul the Apostle canonized?

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I am doing a speech on St Paul the Apostle. I am having a hard time finding the answer to my question. When was St. Paul the Apostle cannonized?

-- Dustin Schneider (rhondale@lvnworth.com), March 14, 2002

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Response to When was St. Paul the Apostle cannonized?

According to http://www.sacklunch.net/biography/P/StPaul.html, Paul was killed by Nero for his faith in 67 AD. Becoming a Martyr, as far as I know, is one way which a Christian can become a saint.

It was the Christians themselves who recognized the early saints among them in the early church. It seems that formal canonization began ~1000 years ago under the direction of John XV, though recognition of saintly Christians has been around since the beginning of the church.

Short answer: Paul's became a saint when he was martyred in 67 AD.

Mateo

-- (MattElFeo@netscape.net), March 14, 2002.


Response to When was St. Paul the Apostle cannonized?

There are three ways to become a saint: Martyrdom; Public Acclamation: and Cannonization. Father Chris

-- Father Chris W. LaBarge (marydelfr@starband.net), March 30, 2002.

Response to When was St. Paul the Apostle cannonized?

Hello, Fr. LaBarge.
I notice that you used the present tense -- "There are three ways ..."
Actually, in the present, there is only one way in which a person can publicly be recognized as a new saint -- through canonization.
Prior to the introduction of the canonization process under the pope's authority [near the year 950], though, people were publicly recognized as saints after being martyred or through the acclamation of the faithful -- the other two ways that you mentioned.
Father, are you a Catholic priest of the Latin Church?
Happy Easter.
John

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), March 31, 2002.

In the Bible is proclaims that anyone born again in Christ is then recongnized as a saint. That is the only time in any Bible (Except the Catholic Bible)that saint hood is mentioned. in short i believe that once Paul accepted Christ as his savior he was then a saint.

-- rebecca jones (trishwhip@cs.com), October 25, 2003.

im with the person at the topp ^^

-- Cody Paul (Cpmhoops44@aol.com), October 26, 2003.


The term "saint" refers to the members of the Church. The Bible uses the term frequently to describe members of the earthly Christian community. Obviously, when these earthly "saints" go on to their eternal reward, they don't lose their sainthood. they are then heavenly saints. The principle difference between these two valid uses of the term is - Saints in heaven are saved. their sainthood is irreversible. Saints on earth are in the process of "working out their salvation in fear and trembling", and may yet forfeit salvation, and therefore sainthood if they fail to remain faithful to the gospel until the end of their lives.

Rebecca, the "Catholic Bible", which is to say the original Bible, is exactly the same as the Protestant Bible, except for those portions the founders of Protestantism threw out, and a few words they slipped into the text in an effort to support their novel 16th century doctrines. Otherwise it is the same, passage for passage.

-- Paul M. (PaulCyp@cox.net), October 26, 2003.


well, rebecca, i hate to come off as being curt or rude but...

i believe that once Paul accepted Christ as his savior he was then a saint.

no offense, what YOU believe means next to nothing here. Here you will meet people who are deacons, priests, and extremely devoted lay people. these people have devoted their lives to studying religion, and nuances presented in the Bible. even more than that, the quotes they will often give you are produced by Theologian Doctorates around the world, lending THOUSANDS of years of credibility to their responses. so please, spare us your opinions unless you have something credible to say.

-- paul (dontSendMeMail@notAnAddress.com), October 27, 2003.


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