Category:Saint Peter

Saint Peter the Apostle - Prince of the Apostles - First Pope - Martyr - Preacher Born: ca. 1 BC(?), Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Roman Empire Died: possibly AD 67, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire Honored: By all Christians who venerate saints, honored in Islam Major shrine: St. Peter's Basilica Feast: Main feast (with Paul of Tarsus) Solemnity: 29 June (Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, Lutheranism) Chair of St. Peter in Rome: 18 January (Pre-1960 Roman Calendar) Confession of St. Peter: 18 January (Anglicanism) Chair of St. Peter: 22 February (Roman Catholic Church) St. Peter in Chains: 1 August (pre-1960 Roman Calendar) Attributes:	Keys of Heaven, pallium, Papal vestments, Rooster, man crucified head downwards, vested as an Apostle, holding a book or scroll. Iconographically, he is depicted with a bushy white beard and white hair Patronage: Major written works: 1 Peter 2 Peter