Saint Paul the Apostle lived during the first century AD. He was likely about the same age of Jesus. He presumably died in one of the Roman persecutions of the Church in about 68 AD.
Paul was born very early in the first century AD and died about the year 67 AD.
No, Saint Paul did not live at the same time as Jesus. Saint Paul was a Jewish man who lived after the time of Jesus and became a prominent figure in spreading Christianity through his missionary work.
The early Christian community declared Paul to be a saint. There was no official canonization process in place at the time. However, dying as a martyr was an automatic ticket to sainthood.
Saint Paul was traveling throughout the mideast when he was persecuting the Christians. It was on the Damascus road where he was supposed to have had his miraculous conversion. At that time he was not known as Paul, but was known as Saul.
Most of Paul's travels were by foot. There were no mass transportation systems in place at the time.
Saint Peter was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and is considered the first pope of the Catholic Church. Saint Paul was a Christian missionary and writer of the New Testament. Peter is known for his role as the leader of the apostles, while Paul is known for his missionary journeys and theological writings.
A typical flight between Dallas, TX and Saint Paul, MS would have a flying time of about 51 minutes.
1874 to 1926
He spent a lot of time in prisons, especially in Rome.
Hundreds, if not thousands, of saints lived during that time frame.
A typical flight between Houston, TX and Saint Paul, MN would have a flying time of about 2 hours, 7 minutes.
What his family did is not known. However, Saint Paul was a tent maker by profession. As it was common at the time for a son to take up the profession of his father it could be assumed that was his profession also.
1568-1599