Saint peter the first pope biography
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Saint peter the first pope biography
Saint Peter
PopeSaint Apostle Peter | |
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Saint Peter (c. 1468) by Marco Zoppo, depicting Peter holding the Keys of Heaven and a book representing the gospel | |
| Church | Early ChristianGreat Church |
| See | |
| Installed | AD 30[1] |
| Term ended | between AD 64 and 68[2] |
| Successor | |
| Ordination | AD 33 by Jesus Christ |
| 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[3][4] |
| Parents | John (or Jonah; Jona) |
| Occupation | Fisherman, clergyman |
| Feast day | |
| 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 | Pat
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