From the pages of Scripture, the mentor of the converted St. Paul

St. Gamaliel

 

Facts

Feastday: August 3
Death: 1st century

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Rabbinical teacher, the mentor of St. Paul. Gamaliel counseled the Jewish Sanhedrin in Jerusalem to release St. Peter and other apostles. He reportedly became a Christian, and the finding of his body in Jerusalem was celebrated on August 3 by early Christians.