Interesting Facts about St Paul are as follows:

• Fact 1 - He is the Patron Saint of London, Authors, Press, Publishers and Writers
• Fact 2 - His name was Saul but this changed to Paul following his conversion
• Fact 3 - He was born at Tarsus, Cilicia (modern Turkey)
• Fact 4 - His date of Birth was c 3AD
• Fact 5 - He died in A.D. 64
• Fact 6 - His cause of death was Beheading
• Fact 7 - His family were tent-makers by trade
• Fact 8 - He was brought up according to the strict doctrine of the Pharisees who
  enjoyed the distinction of Roman citizenship
• Fact 9 - He was a bitter opponent of Jesus and the new Christian religion
• Fact 10 - He travelled from Jerusalem on the Road to Damascus to arrest a group of
  Christians
• Fact 11 - On the road to Damascus he was struck blind by a heavenly light and
  converted to Christianity
• Fact 12 - He was baptised with the name of Paul
• Fact 13 - He undertook many evangelical missions
• Fact 14 - He was arrested and held as a prisoner for two years at Caesarea. He
  claimed his right as a Roman citizen to have a trial in Rome
• Fact 15 - On his journey to Rome Paul was shipwrecked and delayed on the island of
  Malta
• Fact 16 - In 64 AD the Roman Emperor Nero set fire to Rome and blamed the Christians
  for its destruction.
• Fact 17 - Paul arrested and sentenced to death by beheading.