He was called Saul and his birth place followed as was a custom:
Acts 9:11New King James Version (NKJV)
11 So the Lord said to him, "Arise and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for onecalled Saul of Tarsus, for behold, he is praying.
He was born in Tarsus, which was the capital of the Province of Cilicia Prima (now in Turkey)
Tarsus
If Matthew the disciple/apostle had a wife we are not told about it in the Bible.
The apostle John.
There is no specific mention in the Bible of Paul spending 3 years with Jesus to become an apostle. Paul did have a transformative encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus, which led to his conversion and subsequent calling as an apostle to the Gentiles.
There are no women with the job title of Apostle in the Bible.
Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles.
no he wasnt.
John is an apostle in the bible!
St.Thomas?
Saint paul was born almost the same time christ was born
You are thinking of Saint Paul - formerly Saul of Tarsus.