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| - | '''Saint Peter''' or '''Simon Peter''' was an [[early Christianity|early Christian]] leader, who is featured prominently in the [[New Testament]] Gospels and the [[Acts of the Apostles]]. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of [[Bethsaida]] in the province of [[Galilee]], his brother [[Andrew the Apostle|Andrew]] was also an [[Apostle (Christian)|apostle]]. Simon Peter is venerated in multiple churches and is regarded as the first [[Pope]] by the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. After working to establish the church of [[Antioch]] for seven years presiding as the city's bishop and preaching to scattered communities of believers ([[Jews#Judaism|Jews]], [[Jewish Christian|Hebrew Christians]] and [[Paganism|the]] [[gentile]]s), in [[Pontus]], [[Galatia]], [[Cappadocia]], [[Asia Minor]] and [[Bithynia]], Peter went to Rome. In the second year of [[Claudius]], it is claimed, he overthrew [[Simon Magus]] and held the [[Sacerdotal]] Chair for 25 years. He is said to have been put to death at the hand of Emperor [[Nero]]. | + | '''Saint Peter''' or '''Simon Peter''' was an [[early Christianity|early Christian]] leader, who is featured prominently in the [[New Testament]] Gospels and the [[Acts of the Apostles]]. |
| - | Saint Peter wrote two [[Catholic epistles]]. The [[Gospel of Mark]] is also ascribed to him (as Mark was his disciple and interpreter). On the other hand, several books bearing his name—the Acts of Peter, Gospel of Peter, Preaching of Peter, Revelation of Peter, and Judgement of Peter—are rejected by the [[Roman Catholic Church]] as [[Apocryphal]]. | ||
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| - | According to New Testament accounts, he was one of [[Apostle (Christian)|Twelve Apostles]], chosen by [[Jesus]] from his first [[Disciple (Christianity)|disciples]]. He was a [[fisherman]] assigned a leadership role by Jesus and was with Jesus during events witnessed by only a few Apostles, such as the [[Transfiguration of Jesus|Transfiguration]]. | ||
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| - | Upon his death, he is said to have been martyred by Emperor [[Nero]] and crucified upside down on an inverted cross, as he saw himself unworthy to be crucified the same way like [[Jesus Christ]]. Today, Catholic tradition holds that Saint Peter's mortal bones and remains are contained in the underground '''Confessio''' of the [[St. Peter's Basilica]], where [[Pope Paul VI]] announced the excavation discovery of a First-century A.D. Roman [[cemetery]] in 1968. Since 1969, a life-size statue of Saint Peter is crowned every year in [[St. Peter's Basilica]] with a [[Papal Tiara]], [[Ring of the Fisherman]], and papal vestments every June 29th, commemorating the [[Feast of Saints Peter and Paul|Holy Feast of Saints Peter and Paul]]. | ||
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| Over the years "St. Peter" has evolved into a [[stock character]] that is now widely used in [[joke]]s, [[cartoon]]s, [[comedy|comedies]], [[drama]]s, and [[Play (theatre)|plays]]. Such caricatures almost all play upon Peter's role as the "keeper of the keys of the [[Kingdom of God|kingdom of heaven]]" in Matthew 16:19, on the basis of which he is often depicted as an elderly, bearded man who sits at the [[pearly gates]] that serve as heaven's main entrance, often portrayed as a sort of hotel-style [[doorman (profession)|doorman]] / [[bouncer (doorman)|bouncer]] who personally interviews prospective entrants into Heaven, often seated behind a desk, or standing at a lectern. He usually has a big book in which the names of the saved are written. | Over the years "St. Peter" has evolved into a [[stock character]] that is now widely used in [[joke]]s, [[cartoon]]s, [[comedy|comedies]], [[drama]]s, and [[Play (theatre)|plays]]. Such caricatures almost all play upon Peter's role as the "keeper of the keys of the [[Kingdom of God|kingdom of heaven]]" in Matthew 16:19, on the basis of which he is often depicted as an elderly, bearded man who sits at the [[pearly gates]] that serve as heaven's main entrance, often portrayed as a sort of hotel-style [[doorman (profession)|doorman]] / [[bouncer (doorman)|bouncer]] who personally interviews prospective entrants into Heaven, often seated behind a desk, or standing at a lectern. He usually has a big book in which the names of the saved are written. | ||
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Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles.
Popular culture
Over the years "St. Peter" has evolved into a stock character that is now widely used in jokes, cartoons, comedies, dramas, and plays. Such caricatures almost all play upon Peter's role as the "keeper of the keys of the kingdom of heaven" in Matthew 16:19, on the basis of which he is often depicted as an elderly, bearded man who sits at the pearly gates that serve as heaven's main entrance, often portrayed as a sort of hotel-style doorman / bouncer who personally interviews prospective entrants into Heaven, often seated behind a desk, or standing at a lectern. He usually has a big book in which the names of the saved are written.
In traditional Medieval iconography, Peter is a bald man with a long beard. He usually has one or more large keys in his hand or hanging from his belt.
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