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1 Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus St. Peter Apostle
Pope Saint
Peter the Apostle
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Saint Peter [it; ru], an early 6th-century Byzantine icon in Saint Catherine's Monastery depicting Peter in robes, holding keys and a martyr's cross
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See |
First bishop of Rome and first bishop of Antioch, according to Catholic and Eastern Christian tradition |
Papacy began |
c. AD 30[1] |
Papacy ended |
Between 64 and 68 AD[1] |
Successor |
- Bishop of Rome (according to tradition): Linus[2]
- Bishop of Antioch (according to tradition): Evodius
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Ordination |
c. AD 30
by Jesus Christ |
Born |
Shimon Bar Yonah
c. 1 BC
Bethsaida, Golan Heights, Roman Empire
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Died |
Between 64 and 68 AD
Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire[3][4] |
Parents |
Jonah (or Jona; John) |
Spouse |
Name unknown |
Occupation |
Fisherman, clergyman |
Feast day |
- Main feast: Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (with Paul the Apostle) 29 June (Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, Lutheranism)
- 18 January: Confession of Saint Peter (Anglicanism, Lutheranism)
- 22 February: Chair of Saint Peter (Catholic Church)
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Venerated in |
All Christian denominations that venerate saints |
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 |
Patronage |
Patronage list |
Shrines |
St. Peter's Basilica Church of St. Peter |
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