Facts about saint peter the rock

One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, the Catholic Church’s First Pope, and a fisherman, Saint Peter is an extraordinary example of how an otherwise ordinary man can become such a profound role model for Christians everywhere.

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Peter was born around 1 AD in the town of Bethsaida (in modern Israel) by the Sea of Galilee.

Facts about saint peter the rock

St. Peter’s birth name was “Simon,” and he worked as a fisherman with his brother Andrew before meeting Jesus. St. Peter became one of Jesus’ first apostles after a miracle known as “The Miraculous Catch of Fish.” He had been sitting in his boat and listening to Jesus preach from the shores of the Sea of Galilee.

After the sermon, Jesus called to St. Peter on his boat and told him to lower his nets into the water. St. Peter replied saying: “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” It is said that St.

Peter suddenly felt a great weight in the net, which had been frustratingly lig