St. Peter

1   Early life

1. Peter lived in Bethsaida, near Lake Tiberias, the son of John. Just like St. Andrew, his brother, was a fisherman on Lake Genesareth.
2.   Walked on water while at sea to Jesus but fell into the water.
3.  
1. What virtues he models
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   2. Love, He is always loving to others. 
   3. Kindness, he is always very kind except the timewhen he denied Jesus three times, but it says he was very sorry and God always forgives us.
2. His importance to our Church
   1. ". Peter was always listed as the first of the Apostles in all of the New Testament accounts and was a member of the inner circle of Jesus.
   2. Jesus called Peter to be a diciple after Andrew introduces Peter to Jesus.
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3. Where I found my information
   1.  http://www.catholic.org/saints/f_day/may.php
   2. http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5358
   3. http://www.standrewsabbeyceramics.com/catalogue/web_store.cgi

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