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Saint Paul the Apostle (born ca. 10, died ca. 67) (שאול התרסי in Hebrew), the "Apostle to the Gentiles" (, ) was, together with St. Peter, the most notable of Early Christian missionaries. Unlike the Twelve Apostles, Paul did not know Jesus in life; he came to faith through a vision of the risen Jesus () and stressed that his apostolic authority was based on his vision. As he wrote, he "received it [the Gospel] by revelation from Jesus Christ" (); according to Acts, his conversion took place as he traveled the road to Damascus.