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When did St. Paul first meet the leading apostles in Jerusalem?
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St. Paul the Apostle
The Conversion of St. Paul (second version), oil on canvas by Caravaggio, 1601; in Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome.
According to his own account in the Letter of Paul to the Galatians, St. Paul first traveled to Jerusalem to become acquainted with the leading apostles three years after his conversion to Christianity. During this visit, he met with St. Peter the Apostle (also referred to as Cephas) and remained with him for two weeks.12