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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.
Generic synonyms: Apostle, Saint
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saint Peter The Apostle
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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