Peter, while in [[Rome]] around 67 AD, died a martyr. Jesus had predicted the violent death Peter would die, <ref>"http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2021:18,19;&version=31;"</ref> and his crucifixion in Rome is said to be the prophesy coming true. At the [[crucifixion]], Peter asked to be crucified upside down, beside he didn't deserve to die the same way Christ had died. He is identified as the first [[pope]] of the Roman Catholic Church. | Peter, while in [[Rome]] around 67 AD, died a martyr. Jesus had predicted the violent death Peter would die, <ref>"http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2021:18,19;&version=31;"</ref> and his crucifixion in Rome is said to be the prophesy coming true. At the [[crucifixion]], Peter asked to be crucified upside down, beside he didn't deserve to die the same way Christ had died. He is identified as the first [[pope]] of the Roman Catholic Church. |