His sentence had been pronounced by Nero. Paulus of Tarsus would die at dawn. His race would soon be over; he had fought the good fight. So many souls for Christ he had won.
Peter had been crucified; Paulus, as a Roman, would not be tortured like a slave; The executioner would take his head for his preaching about the Son of Man.
We prayed with Paulus; he was not alone. We smuggled his last letters out. His words would stir the pilgrim church on earth. His Faith would inspire all those devout.
A good God fearing woman, Lucia, Promised Paulus that his remains would not be fodder for the wild dogs. She would entomb him on the Ostian way.
They came for him then; he showed no fear. The master had prepared his Heavenly home. He bared his neck to the axe manβs blade. His crown was won by Faith alone.
Saul( Paulus) of Tarsus was an important apostle in the spread of the Christian faith. After some years of house arrest he was condemned to death by Nero, beheaded, and his remains interred by a wealthy woman Chistian sympathizer.