Visit to Tre Fontane (Three Fountains): We, the delegation members from Curia have gone to visit a place called Tre Fontane. It is place were St. Paul was imprisoned and later Killed.. The ancient Christian tradition witnesses unanimously that Paul died as a consequence of his martyrdom here in Rome. The New Testament writings tell us nothing of the event. The Acts of the Apostles end their account by mentioning the imprisonment of the Apostle, who was nevertheless able to welcome all who went to him (cf. Acts 28: 30-31). Only in the Second Letter to Timothy do we find these premonitory words: "For I am already on the point of being sacrificed"; the time to set sail has come (2 Tm 4: 6; cf. Phil 2: 17).
Posted on: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 21:26:22 +0000
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