Peter and Paul were saints only in the New Testament meaning of the word. Canonization by the church does not make anyone a saint except in the eyes of man. In the New Testament the Greek word hagios...
St. Paul, besides many other things, died the death of a martyr. Martyrdom was all the early Christians needed to know about a person to declare them as a saint.
Paul is the patron saint of:•against hailstorms •against poisonous snakes •against snake bites •against snakes •authors •Catholic Action •Cursillo movement •evangelists •hospital...