St. Peter the Apostle

Pope Saint Peter
Apostle, Pope, Patriarch, and Martyr
Saint Peter (c. 1468) by Marco Zoppo depicts the saint holding the Keys of Heaven and a book representing the gospel.
Church	Early Christian Great Church
See	First Bishop of Rome (pope), according to Catholic tradition First Bishop of Antioch (patriarch), according to Eastern Christian tradition
Papacy began	AD 30
Papacy ended	between AD 64 and 68
Successor	Bishop of Rome: Linus Bishop of Antioch: Evodius
Orders
Ordination	AD 33 by Jesus Christ
Personal details
Birth name	Shimon (Simeon, Simon)
Born	ca. 1 AD Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire
Died	between AD 64 and 68 (aged 62–67) Clementine Chapel, Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire
Parents	John (or Jonah; Jona)
Occupation	Fisherman, clergyman
Sainthood
Feast day	Main feast (with Paul the Apostle) 29 June (Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, Lutheranism) Chair of Saint Peter in Rome 18 January (Pre-1960 Roman Calendar) Confession of Saint Peter 18 January (Anglicanism) Chair of Saint Peter 22 February (Catholic Church) Saint Peter in Chains 1 August (pre-1960 Roman Calendar)
Venerated in	All Christian denominations that venerate saints
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Attributes	Keys of Heaven, pallium, papal vestments, rooster, man crucified upside down, vested as an Apostle, holding a book or scroll, Cross of Saint Peter. Iconographically, he is depicted with a bushy white beard and white hair.
Patronage	Patronage list
Shrines	St. Peter's Basilica

Saint Peter (Syriac/Aramaic: ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ ܟܹ݁ܐܦ݂ܵܐ, Shemayon Keppa, Hebrew: שמעון בר יונה‎‎ Shim'on bar Yona, Greek: Πέτρος Petros, Latin: Petrus; r. AD 30; d. between AD 64 and 68), also known as Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simōn pronunciation , according to the New Testament, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, leaders of the early Christian Great Church. Hippolytus of Rome, a 3rd-century theologian, gave him the title of "Apostle of the Apostles". According to Catholic teaching, Peter was ordained by Jesus in the "Rock of My Church" dialogue in Matthew 16:18. He is traditionally counted as the first Bishop of Rome‍—‌or pope‍—‌and also by Eastern Christian tradition as the first Patriarch of Antioch. The ancient Christian churches all venerate Peter as a major saint and as the founder of the Church of Antioch and the Roman Church, but differ in their attitudes regarding the authority of his present-day successors.