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Pope Saint
Peter the Apostle
Bishop of Rome
Bishop of Antioch
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
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
Orders
Ordination
c. AD 30
by Jesus Christ
Personal details
Born
Shimon Bar Yonah
c. 1 BC
Bethsaida, Golan Heights, Roman Empire
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
Sainthood
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)
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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