(ca. 3 a.d.- 68 a.d.) Originally Saul, whose conversion to Christianity was attended by a vision. He became an apostle to the Gentiles, making several missionary journeys and founding many churches to which he sent letters which are now part of the New Testament. St. Paul was one of the greatest moral and spiritual teachers of his time. —Handbook for Preclears Glossary (app 9.7.90)