St Peter

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St Peter, also known as Saint Peter the Apostle, was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples and is traditionally regarded as the first leader of the early Christian Church and the first Pope.

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St Peter canonical 18

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
New Testament person
Pope
apostle
fisherman
martyr
alsoKnownAs Cephas
linked to: Apostle Peter

Simon Peter
linked to: Apostle Peter

Simon bar Jonah
St Peter
associatedWith Council of Jerusalem
associatedWithBuilding St Peter's Basilica
associatedWithEvent Pentecost
burialPlace St Peter's Basilica
Vatican Hill
causeOfDeath crucifixion
centralFigureOf Catholic doctrine of papal primacy
closeCompanionOf Jesus Christ
collaboratedWith Saint John the Apostle
linked to: Apostle John

Saint Paul
convertedBy Jesus Christ
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
denied Jesus Christ
discipleOf Jesus Christ
feastDay 29 June
gender male
influenced development of the papacy
early Christian theology
languageUsed Aramaic
Greek
leadershipRoleIn Jerusalem church
early Christian mission to the Jews
mannerOfDeath martyrdom
memberOf Twelve Apostles
mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Gospel of John
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
Pauline epistles
linked to: Pauline Epistles
notableWork First Epistle of Peter
Second Epistle of Peter
numberOfDenialsOfJesus 3
occupation apostle
fisherman
patronage Rome
fishermen
popes
shipbuilders
placeOfDeath Rome
placeOfOrigin Bethsaida
positionHeld first Bishop of Rome
first Pope
leader of the early Christian Church
preachedAt Pentecost
reinstatedBy Jesus Christ
religion Christianity
residence Capernaum
sharedFeastDayWith Saint Paul
spouse Saint Peter's wife
symbol boat
fishing net
inverted cross
keys
rooster
title Prince of the Apostles
linked to: Apostle Peter

first Pope
traditionallyCrucifiedUpsideDown true
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Churches
linked to: Lutheranism

Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
witnessedEvent Agony in the Garden
Ascension of Jesus
Last Supper
Resurrection of Jesus
Transfiguration of Jesus

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