Peter

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Peter is a central figure among Jesus’s apostles in the New Testament, traditionally regarded as the leader of the early Christian Church.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
apostle
alsoKnownAs Cephas NERFINISHED
Saint Peter NERFINISHED
Simeon NERFINISHED
Simon NERFINISHED
Simon Peter NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Pentecost sermon in Jerusalem
confession of Jesus as the Christ at Caesarea Philippi
denial of Jesus
walking on water toward Jesus
associatedWithPlace St. Peter's Basilica NERFINISHED
Vatican City NERFINISHED
calledBy Jesus NERFINISHED
consideredBy Catholic Church NERFINISHED
deathPlace Rome
feastDay 29 June
feastSharedWith Paul the Apostle NERFINISHED
followerOf Jesus NERFINISHED
fromPlace Bethsaida NERFINISHED
Galilee NERFINISHED
hasTitle Apostle Peter NERFINISHED
First Pope
Prince of the Apostles NERFINISHED
language Aramaic
mannerOfDeath martyrdom
memberOf Twelve Apostles NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Gospels NERFINISHED
New Testament
Pauline epistles NERFINISHED
nameMeaning rock
originalOccupation fisherman
partOf early Christian community in Jerusalem
patronage Rome NERFINISHED
fishermen
papacy
positionHeld bishop of Rome
leader of the apostles
leader of the early Christian Church
preachedIn Antioch NERFINISHED
Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Judea NERFINISHED
Rome NERFINISHED
receivedNameFrom Jesus NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
roleAccordingTo first pope of the Catholic Church
foundational figure of the Church
sibling Andrew NERFINISHED
traditionallyCrucified upside down
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheran Churches NERFINISHED
Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
wasDiscipleOf Jesus NERFINISHED

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