"The Pauline Year
Pope Benedict XVI has declared June 2008 - June 2009 ''The Year of Saint Paul'' in celebration of the 2,000th of anniversary of the saint's birth.
Saint Paul
The anniversary year formally begins on 28 June, and many pilgrims are expected to visit his church in Tarsus.
St Paul (or Paul of Tarsus) was born in Tarsus of Turkey, at the start of the Christian era, sometime between AD 7 and 10, according to church historians."
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