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    St Paul of Tarsus

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    St Paul of Tarsus is a significant figure in Christianity due to his major contributions of writings and letters which form a significant amount of the New Testament. St Paul is considered to be the forefather of Christianity after Jesus. Paul had a major impact on these spread of Christianity through his mission journeys‚ contributing to the religious traditions and helping expand Jesus’ original teachings. The reason behind Paul being a significant person in Christianity is because he contributed

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    St John Narrative

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    St. John’s and the Out-of-the-Way Alcove There was a chill in the air‚ just enough to make our cheeks rosy. Every so often the breeze would snatch a leaf from the overwhelmingly yellow trees above‚ and it would spin downward in pirouettes all the way to the ground. Glancing at Chase‚ my boyfriend of exactly one year‚ I was reminded of my prior autumn visits to those woods… My dad had taken me to the trails at St. John’s countless times. Mom and Nate would tag along when I was younger‚ hiking the

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    St Paul Obituary

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    St Paul obituary Paul was born as Saul (his Jewish name) early in the first century AD in Tarsus. As a teenager he went to Jerusalem to re-discover his Jewish roots and learn more about the Jewish law. Paul identified himself with the Pharisees and was involved in persecuting Christians. Paul was beheaded and killed‚ in Rome around AD 64. “Saul” was a self-righteous young Pharisee‚ almost completely anti-Christian. Saul had previously participated in the stoning of st. Stephen and agreed

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    St Augustine has made himself known for three reasons. His teenage‚ Catholic life and his accomplishments are the three reasons. First is his teenage life. Augustine was born on November 13‚ 354 in tagaste‚ numida‚ Africa. His parents were Patricus and Monica. In his teen years‚ Augustine went to Carthage‚ but wasn’t focused at school. He went to parties that darkened his pride and mind. Then took mistress when he was eighteen and in 383 he went to Rome and made a school. By hearing St Ambrose preach

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    St. Nicholas Symbolism

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    St. Nicholas St. Nicholas is a saint for his gratitude and mercy towards others. He gave his possessions to the poor and needy. He was imprisoned for his faith and declared that Arianism is not real and was bad (“St. Nicholas”). St. Nicholas was born in Patara‚ Lycia Turkey on March 15‚ 270 A.D. Both of his parents died when he was young (Biography.com Editors). Both of his parents were wealthy so he received a large inheritance. Instead of using his inheritance for himself‚ he gave it all to the

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    St. Louis Problems

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    The city of St. Louis highlighted its issues with the help of Harland Bartholomew and city plans; however‚ highlighting the issues was the easy part. Coinciding with the issues‚ the city of St. Louis had to find solutions to their numerous problems. The three main issues and solutions highlighted by the 1917 and 1947 plans were slum clearance‚ public housing and expressways. It is important not only to explain each of the main issues‚ but also explain how federalism played a role in St. Louis. Slum

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    St. Anthony Poverty

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    deceptively contributes to people’s assumption of self-worth‚ their perceived state of being‚ and quality of living. A person who does not experience a form of poverty or misfortune cannot become a strong and faithful Christian. As demonstrated by the life of St. Anthony‚ humility‚ detachment from the world‚ and devotion through poverty and misfortune on earth‚ once firmly established‚ makes a foundation for wisdom that is necessary to live a Christian life focused on the eternal and not the temporal. As Emperor

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    St. Anthony of Padua

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    St. Anthony of Padua Priest and Doctor of the Church Feast Day: June 13 St. Anthony of Padua was born at Lisbon‚ Portugal in 1195 as Ferdinand de Bulhões to a nobleman of Lisbon‚ Martim Vicente de Bulhões and his wife Teresa Pais Taveira‚ half-third cousin once removed of King Afonso II of Portugal. His parents sent him to the Canons of the Cathedral of Lisbon. At fifteen‚ he entered the Order of Regular Canons of St. Augustine against his parents’ will. He was moved to the convent of the Holy

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    St. Patrick Facts

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    St. Patrick is the Patron saint of Ireland‚ who was born in 387 AD. His feast day is March 17. He is one of the world’s most popular saints. Originally‚ he was an apostle of Ireland. His birth is often debated‚ but is agreed upon as being born at Kilpatrick‚ near Dumbarton‚ in Scotland. He is among the group of saints that are celebrated to date. These celebrations are Christmas‚ St. Patrick’s Day and Valentine’s Day‚ which are the saints St. Nicholas and St. Valentine. They all share our love of

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    St. Brigid Day

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    Elizabeth Honeycutt St. Brigid’s Day Intercultural Communications February 18‚ 2013 Ireland has many holidays that are a combination of the country’s Celtic/ Druid past and their belief in Christianity. One of these is St. Brigid’s day. St. Brigid or Brigit as she is sometimes referred to‚ is the female patron saint of Ireland. Her feast day is February 1 which is also the first day of spring in Ireland. “The Celtic feast of Imbolc is also February 1 and is dedicated to the Irish goddess of

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