St. Peter, First Pope Comments
Simon Peter or Cephas, the first pope, Prince of the Apostles, and founder, with St. Paul, of the see of Rome. Peter was a native of Bethsaida, near Lake Tiberias, the son of John, and worked, like his brother St. Andrew, as a fisherman on Lake Genesareth. Andrew introduced Peter to Jesus, and Christ called Peter to become adisciple. In Luke is recounted the story that Peter caught so large an amount of fish that he fell down before the feet of ... Continue Reading
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thanks i went to catholic school and never knew this information
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i need to know some stuff about him
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Yeah,that is hepping with my report, but where was he born? Who canonized him? What year was he born and what year did he die?
Where was he born?
What was his occupation?
How is St. Peter a model for Christians today?
My son and I accessed this sight to help us discern a confirmation saint. Our Parish has nominated this site (through the Diocesan Office). May I please suggest that information that is easier for children to understand-perhaps broken into sections under headings like a description of their personal holiness, examples of their faith in action, interesting details about their life etc.
Peter is my confirmation name now
where was he born?
such a wonderful stuff!
Thank You for the information... i was doing a report also
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I did a report on St. Peter and this site was one of my main sources. this site was very helpful. THANX
i am writing a research paper on roman Catholicism and this site was extremely helpful
did report on peter
very helpful =]
I loved that article! This site is the best!
I was doing my report on St. Peter and this site helped a lot!!!
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