Research Paper On St. Peter The Apostle

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St. Peter the son of John who was also known as Simon Peter, was born in Bethsaida which is in the province of Galilee. Before, Peter was an Apostle in his spare time he liked to fish, he was also one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ and a leader in creating the church. Hippolytus of Rome, who was a theologian honored Peter as the “Apostle of the Apostles”. Peter was the first Pope in the Catholic Church.
In a dialogue between Jesus and his disciples (Matthew 16:13-19) Jesus asked, "Who do people think the Son of Man is?" The disciples gave many different answers. When Peter was asked, "Who do you think the Son of Man is?" Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." Jesus declares out loud and says “Blessed

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