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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...

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...

This map illustrates the journeys of Paul the Apostle (aka Saul of Tarsus, or Saint Paul, generally regarded as one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age) in the middle of the 1st century CE. The map depicts the spread of early...

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...

Ananias baptizes Paul the Apostle as depicted in a detail from a stained glass window in St Paul's church, Jericho in Oxford.

During his famous midnight ride, Paul Revere wakes the residents of the town of Lexington, including Samuel Adams and John Hancock who are hiding there, in the hours before the Battles of Lexington and Concord (19 April 1775). Painting by...

Portrait of Paul Revere (1735-1818), oil on canvas by John Singleton Copley, 1768. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Statue of Saint Paul by Adamo Tadolini, in front of St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican.

Angels in Christianity act as messengers of God, bring good news, and help believers. Their role developed from the function of angels in ancient Judaism but continued to evolve as Christianity became a separate religion. Jewish &...

Saint Peter the Apostle was a well-known figure in early Christianity. Although there is no information on the life of Peter outside the Bible, in the Christian tradition, he is often depicted as the first on many occasions: the first to...