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![Ananias Baptizes Saint Paul](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13590.jpg?v=1713686949)
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Ananias Baptizes Saint Paul
Ananias baptizes Paul the Apostle as depicted in a detail from a stained glass window in St Paul's church, Jericho in Oxford.
![The Separation of Christianity from Judaism](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13325.jpg?v=1712773143)
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The Separation of Christianity from Judaism
In the mid-2nd century CE, Christianity began a gradual process of identity-formation that would lead to the creation of a separate, independent religion from Judaism. Initially, Christians were one of many groups of Jews found throughout...
![Saints Peter and Paul, from a Catacomb Etching](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/1200.jpg?v=1706250786)
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Saints Peter and Paul, from a Catacomb Etching
St. Peter and St. Paul etching containing a Chi-Rho
![Paul the Apostle](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2190.jpg?v=1713840182)
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Paul the Apostle
Russian Orthodox icon of the Apostle Paul, 18th century CE. Kizhi Monastery, Karelia, Russia.
![Apostle Paul Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12428.jpg?v=1712377810)
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Apostle Paul Mosaic
Mosaic of Paul receiving the Macedonian Call, while at the ancient city of Alexandria Troas
Acts of the Apostles 16:8-10
Berea, Greece
![The First Christian Missionaries](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13324.jpg?v=1713686946)
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The First Christian Missionaries
According to Luke's Acts of the Apostles, the last thing Jesus did before he bodily ascended to heaven was to commission the disciples to 'witness' to his teachings. 'Disciple' meant 'student' and was derived from the various schools of philosophy...
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Lombards
The Lombards were a Germanic tribe that originated in Scandinavia and migrated to the region of Pannonia (roughly modern-day Hungary). Their migration is considered part of "The Wandering of the Nations" or "The Great Migration", which was...
![Paul Barras](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16946.jpg?v=1674677158)
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Paul Barras
Paul Barras (1755-1828), a prominent French leader during both the Thermidorian Reaction and the French Directory, a politician known for his cunning. Here he is depicted in the ceremonial robes of a French Director. The painting was by Pierre-Michel...
![Paul Cézanne Self-Portrait](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15335.png?v=1716265152)
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Paul Cézanne Self-Portrait
A c. 1880 self-portrait in oils by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. The artist painted himself several times, always honestly and perhaps looking a little grimmer than he really was. The diamond shapes in the...
![Madame Cézanne in a Yellow Armchair by Paul Cézanne](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15342.png?v=1716265147)
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Madame Cézanne in a Yellow Armchair by Paul Cézanne
A c. 1888-90 portrait in oils, Madame Cézanne in a Yellow Armchair by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. Cézanne's wife, Marie-Hortense Fiquet (1850-1922), was a frequent sitter for the artist. This version uses...