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In the ''[[Divine Comedy]]'', St Peter appears twice, playing two different symbolic roles. He first appears at the gate of [[Purgatory]], in his traditional capacity as gatekeeper of Heaven (since all who enter Purgatory will eventually make it to Paradise). His second appearance is in the eighth sphere of the [[Paradiso]], where he examines [[Dante]] on the [[virtue]] of [[faith]].
 
In the ''[[Divine Comedy]]'', St Peter appears twice, playing two different symbolic roles. He first appears at the gate of [[Purgatory]], in his traditional capacity as gatekeeper of Heaven (since all who enter Purgatory will eventually make it to Paradise). His second appearance is in the eighth sphere of the [[Paradiso]], where he examines [[Dante]] on the [[virtue]] of [[faith]].
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St Peter's feast day is the 29 June, which he shares with [[St Paul]]. These two saints are often depicted together, as the two foremost figures in the church immediately after Jesus' [[Ascension]]<ref>For example, the two sculptures at the end of the main aisle of the Basilica of St Paul Without the Walls in Rome.</ref>.
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St Peter's feast day is the 29 June, which he shares with [[St Paul]]. These two saints are often depicted together, as the two foremost figures in the church, excluding Stephen Colbert, of course immediately after Jesus' [[Ascension]]<ref>For example, the two sculptures at the end of the main aisle of the Basilica of St Paul Without the Walls in Rome.</ref>.
 
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