St. Paul was being tried by the Roman governor of Israel. He told them that, since he was a Roman citizen by birth, he had a right under Roman law to appeal to the emperor in Rome. He was thus sent to Rome for trial.
Yes, Saint Paul was beheaded. It occurred in Rome under orders of Emperor Nero.
Many saints had their heads removed. Here are a few examples:John the Baptist Saint Paul Saint George Saint Denis Saint Valentine of Rome
He spent his time in Rome in prison awaiting trial and execution. He used the time to continue writing his letters, or epistles, to his followers.
Rome is the name of the city where Saint Valentine of Rome originated.
Representatives of the Roman government had him arrested. He was eventually sent to Rome for trial.
Saint Paul's basilica is located in Rome.
Both Peter and Paul were martyred in Rome.
St. Paul was being tried by the Roman governor of Israel. He told them that, since he was a Roman citizen by birth, he had a right under Roman law to appeal to the emperor in Rome. He was thus sent to Rome for trial.
St. Paul was beheaded in Rome.
The heads of both Saint Peter and Saint Paul are located in the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, the church of the pope.
The tomb thought to be that of Saint Paul is in the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome.
Yes, Saint Paul was beheaded. It occurred in Rome under orders of Emperor Nero.
While being taken as a prisoner to Rome, the ship carrying Saint Paul was ship wrecked at Malta.
Paul was beheaded in Rome under orders of Roman Emperor Nero.
the vaticanAnswer:In the year 656 Pope Vitalian decided the Catholic Church was not interested in the remains of the apostles Peter and Paul. THE POPE THEREFORE ORDERED THEM SENT TO OSWY, KING OF BRITAIN! Here is part of his letter to the British king:"However, we have ordered the blessed gifts of the holy Martyrs, that is, the relics of the blessed apostles, Peter and Paul, and of the holy martyrs Laurentius, John, and Paul, and Gregory, and Pancratius, to be delivered to the bearers of these our letters, to be by them delivered to you (Bedes "Ecclesiastical History", bk. III, ch. 29).Clarification:The tomb of Saint Peter is below the main altar of Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican and the tomb of Saint Paul is in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome. If relics were sent to Britain, they were only small relics as the major portion of their bodies are still very much in Rome.
Paul sent letters (epistles) to various Churches in the areas he served.