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Paul the Apostle

Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65)

24 dated entries naming Paul the Apostle, drawn from 22 separate years between 5 CE and 910 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Apostle Paul, Paul of Tarsus, Saint Paul, Saul of Tarsus in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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1st century

  • 5AD 5 – Paul the Apostle, Jewish leader of the Christianssource
  • 34Saul of Tarsus, on the road to Damascus, is converted to Christianity, and becomes Paul the Apostle (possible date).source
  • 37The Pharisee Saul of Tarsus is converted to Christianity, after a vision (possible date). After the year 39, he is recognised as Saint Paul.source
  • 42January 25 – The Apostle Paul is converted to Christianity (the exact date is not provided in texts, but the Roman Catholic Church chooses to commemorate this date).source
  • 45Paul of Tarsus begins his missionary travels, according to one traditional dating scheme.source
  • 47Paul starts his evangelistic work (first missionary journey), accompanied by Barnabas and Mark (possible date).source
  • 48Paul of Tarsus through his first mission goes to Cyprus and Asia Minor.source
  • 49The Apostle Paul begins his second missionary journey with Silas while Barnabas goes to Cyprus with Mark.source
  • 53Paul the Apostle writes his epistle to the Galatians from Ephesus (approximate date).source
  • 55The apostle Paul writes his First Epistle to the Corinthians.source
  • 57Paul of Tarsus writes his Second Epistle to the Corinthians and his Epistle to the Romans (probable date).source
  • 58The apostle Paul returns to Jerusalem with the money he has collected to give the Christian community there. However, he is accused of defiling the temple, and is arrested and imprisoned in Caesarea. He then invokes his Roman citizenship and is sent to Rome to be judged.source
  • 59Paul the Apostle pleads his case and testifies to his Christianity before King Agrippa II of the Herodians, who reportedly responds "You almost persuade me to be a Christian."source
  • 60Paul of Tarsus journeys to Rome, but is shipwrecked on Malta. He stays for three months and converts Publius, the first bishop of Malta.source
  • 62Paul of Tarsus is released from imprisonment in Rome (approximate date).source
  • 63Apostle Paul possibly visits Spain.source
  • 64Paul leaves Titus in Crete as bishop (approximate date) Then goes to Asia Minorsource
  • 64Paul the Apostle (earliest date) (born AD 5)source
  • 65Paul of Tarsus ordains Timothy as bishop of Ephesus (traditional date).source
  • 67Apostles Peter and Paul are martyred in Rome (possible date).source
  • 67Paul the Apostle, Christian martyr (born c. AD 5)source
  • 68Apostles Peter and Paul are martyred in Rome (latest possible date).source

2nd century

  • 150Marcion of Sinope produces his Bible canon, consisting of purged versions of the Gospel of Luke and ten Pauline letters (approximate date).source

10th century

  • 910William I (the Pious) of Aquitaine, donates land in Burgundy for the building of a Benedictine monastery dedicated to the saints Peter and Paul. Hence the Abbey of Cluny, becomes the largest in the West. In the foundation charter, William renounces all rights to the monastery and nominates Berno as the first abbot of Cluny (Eastern France). He places the monastery directly under the control of the Papal See.source

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