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Saint Peter Research Paper

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Saint Peter, Prince of Apostles was born in Bethsaida , a town on Lake Genesareth. Saint Peter's’ name was not actually Peter it was Simon. Saint Peter lived in Capharnaum, he lived in his own house with his mother-in-law. During the fourth century a feast was celebrated in memory of Sts. Peter and Paul on the same day. The feast of Saints Peter and Paul is celebrated on June 29th. By the time he met and joined Jesus, he was already married he did not have any formal education and worked the fishing nets with his father and his brother. Peter and his brother Andrew were some of the first to be chosen by Jesus to be his close followers. Jesus gave Peter the name “Cephas” which meant "rock." Translated into greek Petros “rock” (Petra) and

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