St paul of cyprus biography

First Mission (to Cyprus)

The mission of St Paul, the Apostle (in Greek ‘Απόστολος Παύλος’, Apostolos Pavlos) in Pafos and Cyprus was his first journey outside Palestine, preaching to the Gentiles (non-Jews).

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Its success influenced the follow-up of his next two very successful missions in Asia Minor and Greece. A Jew by origin and educated in the Greek language and civilisation, Paul was also a Roman citizen having privileges. The earliest reference to Christianity in Cyprus is found in the Acts of the Apostles (chapter 13).

This tells of a visit to the island by Paul, Barnabas (who was a Cypriot by birth), at the start of what is called St. Paul’s First Missionary Journey. They landed on the east coast at Salamis port and then arrived at the Roman capital (New) Pafos, present day Kato (Lower) Pafos.

Apostles Pavlos and Barnabas, accompanied by Marc (later the evangelist), arrived from Antioch and Silesia in Salamis (near Famagusta) in 45 AD and travelled through Cyprus on foot