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added info box - Apostle Peter - Papacy Began: A.D. 33 - Papacy Ended: 67 - Successor: Pope Linus - added "citation needed" re greatest faith Mt 16:13-19; Lk 22:31-32 - some other minor revision
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!colspan="2" style="background:yellow;text-align:center"|'''<big>Apostle Peter</big>'''
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|Papacy Began: <br> A.D. 33
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|Papacy Ended: 67
Successor: <br>[[Pope Linus|Saint Linus]]
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'''Peter''' (Saint Peter in [[Roman Catholic]] and [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] traditions), Prince of the Apostles, born Simon ([[Book of Acts|Acts]] 15:14; 2 Peter 1:1), in Bethsaida ([[Gospel of John|John]] 1:42, 44), a town on Lake Genesareth, [[Galilee]], (Now [[Israel]]). Son of Jonah, he became a disciple of [[Jesus]] c. 30 AD. St. Peter and his brother, [[Andrew]] were fishermen.
'''Peter''' (Saint Peter in [[Roman Catholic]] and [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] traditions), Prince of the Apostles, born Simon ([[Book of Acts|Acts]] 15:14; 2 Peter 1:1), in Bethsaida ([[Gospel of John|John]] 1:42, 44), a town on Lake Genesareth, [[Galilee]], (Now [[Israel]]). Son of Jonah, he became a disciple of [[Jesus]] c. 30 AD. St. Peter and his brother, [[Andrew]] were fishermen.
Peter demonstrated the greatest [[faith]] in the history of the world,{{citation needed}} second only to [[Jesus]] and [[Mary]]. He was the first to recognize that Jesus was the Christ.{{citation needed}} Only Peter with his immense faith was able to walk on tumultuous waters, undertaken by him despite his likely inability to swim.<ref>Traditionally fishermen did not learn how to swim.</ref> When Jesus was seized for the [[Passion]], Peter drew his sword amid armed Roman soldiers and struck one in order to protect Jesus. By tradition, when Peter was crucified he insisted on greater suffering by being crucified upside-down, in respect for Jesus's [[Crucifixion]].
Peter demonstrated the greatest [[faith]] in the history of the world, (Matthew 14:28-29; 16:13-19; Luke 22:31-32) second only to [[Jesus]] and [[Mary]]. Only Peter with his immense faith was able to walk on tumultuous waters, undertaken by him despite his likely inability to swim.<ref>Traditionally fishermen did not learn how to swim.</ref> He was the first to recognize that Jesus was the Christ. Jesus himself prayed for him, that Peter's faith never fail. When Jesus was seized for the [[Passion]], Peter drew his sword amid armed Roman soldiers and struck one in order to protect Jesus. By tradition, when Peter was crucified he insisted on greater suffering by being crucified upside-down, in respect for Jesus's [[Crucifixion]].
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