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3 Dimensional Ornament.
Saint Paul, in the center of this
ornament, is shown in gold wearing clothing that is white and
blue. In his left hand he is holding a bible and in his right
he has a sword pointing to the ground. The oval to the left of
him is angled slightly in towards St. Paul highlighting the
words God spoke to him, Why dost thou persecute me and showing
Paul struck down and blind. The oval to the right is angled
slightly in towards St. Paul as well and has a blue background
with a white dove and a white scroll. Framing the ornament is a
gold filigree oval with a blue and silver canopy layered on top
gracefully bowing out with the name St. Paul and a cross at its
center. The bottom blue and silver layer bows out over the gold
oval frame as well accented in the center with a blue and silver
cross.
ST. PAUL
Feast Day - June 29
St. Paul, earlier known as Saul of Tarsus, was
a Jewish
tentmaker and a Roman citizen. Saul not only hated but
persecuted Christians and tried to destroy the early church.
While traveling to Damascus on the way to persecute
another group of Christians, he was knocked down, struck
blind and met a vision of the resurrected Jesus who
appeared to him in a great heavenly light. The message he
received was that in persecuting Christians, he was
persecuting Christ. This had a profound effect on him.
After he regained his sight three days later, he converted to
Christianity, was baptized, changed his name to Paul, and
traveled throughout the land preaching the Gospel of Christ.
Paul helped establish many churches and the letters he
wrote to his churches formed a large portion of the New
Testament. He had the special charge of being the apostle to
the Gentiles. He was martyred in the
year 65 in Rome, Italy.
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