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	Occurrences
Saint Peter	74
Peter the Apostle	17
Saint Peter the Apostle	5
Simon Peter	5
Cephas	1
Cephas (Peter)	1
Saint Peter with keys	1
Shimon Kepha	1
apostle Peter	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