Saint Peter
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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]]. |
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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.
