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In the Steps of Saint Paul

Phillipi
Visit the city built by Philip II in the middle of the fourth century B.C. and named after himself, the principal city of the district of Macedonia at the time of Paul’s visit, located on a hill rising out of the plain near the river Gangites where Lydia was baptized and became the first Christian in Europe.

Athens
Visit Athens, the most prominent city in ancient times which was distinguished primarily as the center of Greek learning, literature and art. When Paul visited Athens, it was a university city with four schools of philosophy and a lot of beautiful public buildings and temples.
Corinth
Visit Corinth, one of the oldest and most prominent cities of ancient Greece, located 85 kms west of Athens, where Paul spent eighteen months. At the time of Paul’s visit Corinth was a bustling crossroads of commerce and a political center in the Roman empire.
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Paul was born in Tarsus, a prominent city of Cilicia. His parents were Hebrews and he was a Roman citizen from birth. At Jerusalem he received instruction from the learned Pharisee Gamaliel. He could speak at least Greek and Hebrew. Paul began a campaign of vicious persecution against Christ’s followers. On his way to Damascus Jesus Christ revealed himself to Paul and he was converted. Commissioned by Jesus to be an apostle to the nations, Paul zealously carried out his assignment. His first missionary trip took him through Cyprus and into Asia Minor.

On his second trip, he reached into Macedonia and Greece. One night at Troas on the Aegean Sea, Paul had a vision of a Macedonian man entreating him: “Step over into Macedonia and help us”. Concluding this to be God’s will, Paul and his missionary companions sailed for Macedonia in Europe and arrived at Phillipi, the principal city of the district of Macedonia. Retrace the steps of St Paul in Greece by visiting Philippi, Thessaloniki, Athens and Corinth.

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