Posted on 10/29/2021 6:28:32 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6
IN PRISON IN ROME |
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62 A.D. |
ACTS of the APOSTLES
Chapter 28, Verses 11-31
After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island. When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.Three days later he called together the local Jewish leaders. When they had assembled, Paul said to them: “I have asked to see you and talk with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. He witnessed to them from morning till evening, explaining about the kingdom of God, and from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets he tried to persuade them about Jesus. Some were convinced by what he said, but others would not believe.
For two whole years Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him. He proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance!
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CARLO GAVARDINI
"Paul Meets Rome’s Christians"
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JULIUS SCHNORR VON CAROLSFELD
"Paul Arrives in Rome"
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FRANK WILLIAM BRANGWYN
"The Arrival of St Paul at Rome"
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LUCAS CRANACH the Younger
"Saint Paul in His Study"
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LAMBERT JACOBSZ
"Apostle Paul"
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REMBRANDT
"The Apostle Paul"
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REMBRANDT
"St. Paul in Prison"
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REMBRANDT
"Apostle Paul"
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JAN LIEVENS
"The Apostle Paul"
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"MAMERTINE – PRISON OF SAINTS APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL"
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"Paul's Cell"
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CHRISTOPHER CHARLES POWELL
"St Paul in Prison with a Roman Soldier"
"Only Luke is with me" (2 Timothy 4:11)
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POMPEO BATONI
"Saint Paul"
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GUERCINO
"Saint Paul"
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GUERCINO
"Saint Paul"
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PIER FRANCESCO SACCHI
"Saint Paul Writing"
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ADRIAEN CORNELISZ. VAN LINSCHOTEN
"Apostel Paulus"
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LUCAS CRANACH the Younger
"Saint Paul"
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"St Paul of Tarsus in Rome"
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ALBRECHT DÜRER
"Paulus"
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VALENTIN DE BOULOGNE
"Paul Writing His Epistles"
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LUCAS VAN LEYDEN
"De Apostel Paulus"
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GIOVANNI PAOLO PANINI
"A Capriccio with Saint Paul Preaching to the Romans,
with the Temple of Vesta and Pyramid of Caius Cestius"
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ALBERTO CARLIERI
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HOWARD DAVID JOHNSON
"St. Paul Preaching in Prison"
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From WIKI:
Remains
According to further legend, Paul’s body was buried outside the walls of Rome, at the second mile on the Via Ostiensis, on the estate owned by a Christian woman named Lucina. It was here, in the fourth century, that the Emperor Constantine the Great built a first church. Then, between the fourth and fifth centuries, it was considerably enlarged by the Emperors Valentinian I, Valentinian II, Theodosius I, and Arcadius. The present-day Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls was built there in the early 19th century.[104]
Caius in his Disputation Against Proclus (198 AD) mentions this of the places in which the remains of the apostles Peter and Paul were deposited: “I can point out the trophies of the apostles. For if you are willing to go to the Vatican or to the Ostian Way, you will find the trophies of those who founded this Church”.[107]
Jerome in his De Viris Illustribus (392 AD) writing on Paul’s biography, mentions that “Paul was buried in the Ostian Way at Rome”.[108]
In 2002, an 8-foot (2.4 m)-long marble sarcophagus, inscribed with the words “PAULO APOSTOLO MART” (”Paul apostle martyr”) was discovered during excavations around the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls on the Via Ostiensis. Vatican archaeologists declared this to be the tomb of Paul the Apostle in 2005.[109] In June 2009, Pope Benedict XVI announced excavation results concerning the tomb. The sarcophagus was not opened but was examined by means of a probe, which revealed pieces of incense, purple and blue linen, and small bone fragments. The bone was radiocarbon-dated to the 1st or 2nd century. According to the Vatican, these findings support the conclusion that the tomb is Paul’s.[110][111]
Probably are, but also probable is they are not all in the same place.
Early Christians venerated bones and such gruesome things as fingers and skulls. I never have figured out why.................
Splendid stained glass window at #19! Batoni, #20, was a prolific and successful portraitist and painter of religious subjects. He was described as “Italy’s last Old Master”.
Love #28 by Valentin de Boulogne. This painting was also attributed to Nicolas Tournier.
#33, by Johnson. The Roman soldier is intently listening to Paul’s words and smiling. Secret convert?
There were lots of those secret converts.
Very creepy, indeed. I can assure you that I do not possess any of Paul’s physical remains, but I do have many of his theological leavings.
Wow!
My favorite church in Rome!
I can see why. What is its name, please?
St. Paul Outside the Walls.
Have you visited?
Good Morning, Dan. :-)
Many times. In my visits back, I never left Rome without a couple of hours in that Church.
You have certainly exceeded your quota this year of dramas!
Wonderful!
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