Apostle Peter

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Christian apostle New Testament person early Christian leader fisherman martyr saint

Apostle Peter was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples and a foundational leader of the early Christian Church, traditionally regarded as the first Pope.

Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Saint Peter	0	74
Peter the Apostle	0	17
Saint Peter the Apostle	0	5
Simon Peter	0	5
Cephas	0	1
Cephas (Peter)	0	1
Saint Peter with keys	0	1
Shimon Kepha	0	1
apostle Peter	0	1

Statements (76)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian apostle → New Testament person → early Christian leader → fisherman → martyr → saint →
alsoKnownAs	Apostle Peter → surface form: Cephas Apostle Peter → surface form: Shimon Kepha Simon → Apostle Peter → surface form: Simon Peter
associatedWith	confession of Jesus as the Christ → keys of the Kingdom of Heaven → rock of the Church →
authorTraditionallyAttributed	Catholic Epistles → surface form: First Epistle of Peter Catholic Epistles → surface form: Second Epistle of Peter
burialPlace	Vatican Hill →
calledBy	Jesus Christ →
centralFigureIn	Acts of the Apostles → surface form: Acts of the Apostles chapters 1–12
closeTo	Jesus Christ →
deathPlace	Rome →
discipleOf	Jesus Christ →
ethnicity	Jewish →
feastDay	18 January → 29 June →
givenName	Simon →
influenced	Jewish-Gentile relations in early Christianity → development of the papacy → early Christian doctrine →
languageSpoken	Aramaic → Greek →
mannerOfDeath	crucifixion →
memberOf	Twelve Apostles →
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles → Gospel of John → Gospel of Luke → Gospel of Mark → Gospel of Matthew → Pauline Epistles → surface form: Pauline epistles
nationality	Jewish →
occupation	apostle → church leader → missionary →
patronage	Rome → fishermen → papacy → shipbuilders →
placeOfOrigin	Bethsaida →
positionHeld	bishop of Rome → foundational leader of the early Christian Church → leader of the Twelve Apostles → pillar of the Church →
religion	Christianity →
religiousOrder	early Jewish-Christian community →
residence	Capernaum →
roleInText	confessed Jesus as the Messiah at Caesarea Philippi → denied Jesus three times → healed a lame man at the Temple gate → opened the Church to Gentiles through Cornelius → preached at Pentecost → walked on water toward Jesus → was restored by the risen Jesus → witnessed the Transfiguration →
shrine	St. Peter's Basilica →
sibling	Andrew the Apostle →
spouse	unnamed wife →
symbol	crossed keys → rooster → upside-down cross →
tradition	crucified upside down →
traditionallyRegardedAs	first Pope → founder of the Church in Rome →
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion → Eastern Orthodox Christianity → surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism → surface form: Lutheran Churches Oriental Orthodoxy → surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholicism → surface form: Roman Catholic Church

Referenced by (120)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apostle Peter → alsoKnownAs → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Simon Peter

Apostle Peter → alsoKnownAs → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Cephas

Apostle Peter → alsoKnownAs → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Shimon Kepha

Apostle Paul → associatedWith → Apostle Peter →

Apostle Philip → associatedWith → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Peter the Apostle

Capernaum → associatedWith → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Simon Peter

Cornelius the centurion → associatedWith → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Simon Peter

Gospel of Mark → associatedWith → Apostle Peter →

Keys of Heaven → associatedWith → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Pillars of the Church → associatedWith → Apostle Peter →

Silas → associatedWith → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Peter the Apostle

Vatican Hill → associatedWith → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

coat of arms of the Holy See → associatedWith → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Pierre → associatedWithFigure → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Antioch → associatedWithPerson → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Peter the Apostle

Chair of Saint Peter → associatedWithPerson → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter the Apostle

Garden of Gethsemane → associatedWithPerson → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Peter the Apostle

Council of Jerusalem → attendedBy → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Peter the Apostle

First Epistle of Peter → attributedTo → Apostle Peter →

Second Epistle of Peter → attributedTo → Apostle Peter →

Winchester → cathedralDedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Winchester, Hampshire, England → cathedralDedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Diocese of Exeter → cathedralDedication → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Diocese of Peterborough → cathedralDedication → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Antiochian Orthodox Church → claimsApostolicFoundationBy → Apostle Peter →

Papacy → claimsSuccessionFrom → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Saint John → closelyAssociatedWith → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Peter the Apostle

Apostle John → coWorkerOf → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Peter the Apostle

Silas → coWorkerOf → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Peter the Apostle

Barnabas → collaboratesWith → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Peter the Apostle

Mark the Evangelist → companionOf → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Peter the Apostle

Baldachin of St. Peter's (Bernini) → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Basilica Sancti Petri Vetus → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Basilica Sancti Petri Vetus → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

Bath Abbey, Bath, England → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

subject surface form: Bath Abbey

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Bogotá Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Cathedra Petri by Gian Lorenzo Bernini → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

subject surface form: Cathedra Petri

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Simferopol → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Chair of Saint Peter → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Church of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul, Rueil-Malmaison → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Walpole St Peter → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

subject surface form: Church of St Peter, Walpole St Peter

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Cluny Abbey → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Confessio of Saint Peter → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Gloucester Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Llandaff Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Old St. Peter's Basilica → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

subject surface form: Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, Fakenham

this entity surface form: Saint Peter

Parish church of St Peter and St Paul → dedicatedTo → Apostle Peter →

subject surface form: Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, Lingfield

this entity surface form: Saint Peter