Person

Simon Peter

d. c. 64-68

apostle, leader of the Twelve

Tradition. Jerusalem and Antioch are attested in the New Testament; the Roman martyrdom is early TRADITION, widely but not universally accepted.

Simon Peter — Peter Paul Rubens / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Public domainSource page

Galilean fisherman and leader of the Twelve. Acts places him in Jerusalem and Paul mentions him at Antioch. Early tradition (1 Clement, Ignatius, Irenaeus, Eusebius) has him die in Rome under Nero, with his tomb on the Vatican Hill.

Bases

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Capernaum · home (Gospels) · c. 28-30 · attested
jerusalem · leader of the Jerusalem church · c. 30-44 · attested
antioch · visit; later tradition makes him first bishop · c. 48-50 · tradition
Rome · martyrdom and tomb (tradition) · c. 64-68 · tradition

Places

Councils

No council in this list names them as a participant.

Sources

Acts of the Apostles (KJV)
Eusebius, Church History II (Mark in Alexandria; James; Peter and Paul in Rome)
St. Peter, Prince of the ApostlesConfessional source

Catalog editions

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