Definition of Saint peter the apostle

1. Noun. Disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Saint Peter The Apostle

Saint Mary
Saint Matthew
Saint Matthew the Apostle
Saint Monday
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nick
Saint Olaf
Saint Olav
Saint Paddy's
Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick's Day
Saint Paul
Saint Peter
Saint Peter's wreath
Saint Peter Port
Saint Peter the Apostle
Saint Petersburg
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Thomas
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saint Thomas a Becket
Saint Ulmo's fire
Saint Ulmo's light
Saint Valentine's Day
Saint Vincent
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vitus dance
Saintpaulia
Saintpaulia ionantha

Literary usage of Saint peter the apostle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Venerable Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England: Also the Anglo-Saxon by Bede, John Allen Giles (1849)
"... and buried in the church of Saint Peter the apostle, close by the south end of the altar, as has been mentioned above, with this epitaph over him:— Here ..."

2. The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other by Church of England (1831)
"Saint Peter the Apostle. Saint James the Apostle. Saint Bartholomew the Apostle. Saint Matthew the Apostle. Saint Michael and all Angels. ..."

3. The Book of the Popes (Liber Pontificalis) I- by Louise Ropes Loomis (1916)
"Likewise he enclosed the whole atrium; and he widened the steps before the doors of the basilica of Saint Peter, the apostle, and he made other steps of ..."

4. The Art of the Uffizi Palace and the Florence Academy by Charles Christian Heyl (1912)
"The remaining figures on the frame, running upward on the right are Saint Paul the Apostle, Saint Peter Martyr and Saint Peter the Apostle. ..."

5. The Flowers of History, Especially Such as Relate to the Affairs of Britain by Matthew Paris (1853)
"Then Saint Peter, the apostle, sang to him in a sweet voice, " Take my yoke upon you, and you shall find rest for your souls. ..."

6. The Flowers of History, Especially Such as Relate to the Affairs of Britain by Matthew Paris (1853)
"Then Saint Peter, the apostle, sang to him in a sweet voice, " Take my yoke upon you, and you shall find rest for your souls. ..."

7. The Venerable Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England: Also the Anglo-Saxon by Bede, John Allen Giles (1849)
"... and buried in the church of Saint Peter the apostle, close by the south end of the altar, as has been mentioned above, with this epitaph over him:— Here ..."

8. The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other by Church of England (1831)
"Saint Peter the Apostle. Saint James the Apostle. Saint Bartholomew the Apostle. Saint Matthew the Apostle. Saint Michael and all Angels. ..."

9. The Book of the Popes (Liber Pontificalis) I- by Louise Ropes Loomis (1916)
"Likewise he enclosed the whole atrium; and he widened the steps before the doors of the basilica of Saint Peter, the apostle, and he made other steps of ..."

10. The Art of the Uffizi Palace and the Florence Academy by Charles Christian Heyl (1912)
"The remaining figures on the frame, running upward on the right are Saint Paul the Apostle, Saint Peter Martyr and Saint Peter the Apostle. ..."

11. The Flowers of History, Especially Such as Relate to the Affairs of Britain by Matthew Paris (1853)
"Then Saint Peter, the apostle, sang to him in a sweet voice, " Take my yoke upon you, and you shall find rest for your souls. ..."

12. The Flowers of History, Especially Such as Relate to the Affairs of Britain by Matthew Paris (1853)
"Then Saint Peter, the apostle, sang to him in a sweet voice, " Take my yoke upon you, and you shall find rest for your souls. ..."

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