The other is a black monk who, though nameless, figures prominently in the veneration of the apostle. This lively carved stone relief is one of the chief glories of Tarragona Cathedral.

For example, when Paul the prisoner writes to the Philippians, he informs them that some believers around him were talking up Christ, as it were, just to get Paul in more hot water (Phil. 1:15–17).

It has been a big year for the Apostle Paul. According to the Roman Catholic Church, 2009 is his year—or more exactly the liturgical year from June 28, 2008 to June 29, 2009 was his year ...