St. Peter 

 

                                

  1. Early life
    1. Simon Peter or Cephas, the first pope, Prince of the Apostles, and founder, with St. Paul, of the see of Rome.
    2. Peter was introduced to Jesus, and Christ called Peter to become a disciple.
    3. Peter was a Galilean fisherman.
    4. Peter was the cousin of one of Jesus' chosen disciples.
  2. What virtues he models
    1. LOVE
    2. OBEDIANT
    3. FAITH
  3. His importance to our Church
    1. The author of the Acts of the Apostles portrays Peter as an extremely important figure within the early Christian community, with Peter delivering a significant speech during Pentecost. According to the same book, Peter took the lead in selecting a replacement for Judas Iscariot
    2. Peter is also often depicted in the Gospels as spokesman of all the apostles, and as one to whom Jesus gave special authority.
    3. Peter wrote many important prayers also after Jesus had died. Those also have been recorded in the Bible.
  4. Where I found my information
    1.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Peter
    2.  http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5358
    3. "Saint Peter." Wikipedia. 21:17, 2 May 2007. Wikipedia. 11 May 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter>. 

     

     

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