Thursday, August 3, 2017

The mentor to St. Paul


St. Gamaliel

Image of St. Gamaliel

Facts

Feastday: August 3
Death: 1st century


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.

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