Pope Saint Apostle Peter | |
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Apostle, Pope, Patriarch, and Martyr | |
Church | Early Christian Great Church |
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Enthroned | AD 30 |
Reign ended | between AD 64 and 68 |
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Ordination | AD 33 |
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Birth name | Shimon (Simeon, Simon) |
Born | c. AD 1 Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire |
Died | between AD 64 and 68 (aged 62–67) Rome, Roman Empire |
Parents | John (or Jonah; Jona) |
Occupation | Fisherman, clergyman |
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Venerated in | All Christian denominations that venerate saints, Islam |
Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
Attributes | Keys of Heaven, Red Martyr, pallium, papal vestments, rooster, man crucified upside down, vested as an Apostle, holding a book or scroll, Cross of Saint Peter. Iconographically, he is depicted with a bushy white beard and white hair. |
Patronage | Patronage list |
Shrines | St. Peter's Basilica |
Saint Peter (Greek: Πετρος, "rock") also called Simon (Kephas) Peter is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He is often talked about in the New Testament. Most of what we know about Peter comes from the Bible. In the Gospel it is written that Jesus Christ would make Peter the "rock" (foundation) of the Church (Gospel of Matthew 16:18, you are Peter (rock), and upon this rock I will build my church).