Saint Peter commonly refers to
Saint Peter
Saint Peter; he, שמעון בר יונה, Šimʿōn bar Yōnāh; ar, سِمعَان بُطرُس, translit=Simʿa̅n Buṭrus; grc-gre, Πέτρος, Petros; cop, Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ, Petros; lat, Petrus; ar, شمعون الصفـا, Sham'un ...
(c. 1 – 64 AD) who was one of the original Christian apostles, and is the first Pope of the Catholic Church. Other saints with the given name, Peter, include:
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Saint Peter of Rates
Peter of Rates ( pt, Pedro de Rates), also known in English as Peter of Braga, is traditionally considered to be the first bishop of Braga between the years AD 45 and 60. Tradition says he was ordered to preach the Christian faith by James th ...
(d. c. 60 AD)
*Peter,
martyred with Andrew, Paul and Denise, 250 AD
*Peter,
martyred with Marcellinus (d. c. 304 AD)
*Peter, martyred with
Gorgonius
Saint Gorgonius of Nicomedia ( el, Ἅγιος Γοργόνιος Νικομηδείας) was a Christian martyr, part of the group Gorgonius, Peter Cubicularius and Dorotheus, who died in 304 AD at Nicomedia during the Diocletianic Persecution.
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and Dorotheus (4th century)
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Pope Peter I of Alexandria
Pope Peter I of Alexandria ( cop, Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁ̅, ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲓⲉⲣⲟⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ) was the 17th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria. ...
(300–311)
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Peter Chrysologus
Peter Chrysologus ( el, Ἅγιος Πέτρος ὁ Χρυσολόγος, ''Petros Chrysologos'', "Peter the Golden-worded"; c. 380 – c. 450) was Bishop of Ravenna from about 433 until his death. He is known as the “Doctor of Homilies” for ...
(c. 380–c. 450), Bishop of Ravenna, known as the “Doctor of Homilies”
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Peter the Patrician (9th century), died 854, Byzantine monk
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Saint Peter the Wonderworker and Bishop of Argos (855–925), whose writings appear in ''
Patrologia Graeca
The ''Patrologia Graeca'' (or ''Patrologiae Cursus Completus, Series Graeca'') is an edited collection of writings by the Christian Church Fathers and various secular writers, in the Greek language. It consists of 161 volumes produced in 1857– ...
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Saint Peter Damian
Peter Damian ( la, Petrus Damianus; it, Pietro or '; – 21 or 22 February 1072 or 1073) was a reforming Benedictine monk and cardinal in the circle of Pope Leo IX. Dante placed him in one of the highest circles of '' Paradiso'' ...
(c. 1007–1072)
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Saint Peter Igneus (d. 1089)
* Saint Peter of Damaskos (c. 1027–1107)
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Saint Peter of Pappacarbone (d. 1123)
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Saint Peter Martyr (1206–1252), Saint Peter of Verona
*Saint Peter (d. 1220), one of the companions of
Berard of Carbio
Berard of Carbio, O.F.M., was a thirteenth-century Franciscan friar who was executed in Morocco for attempting to promote Christianity. He and his companions, Peter, Otho, Accursius, and Adjutus, are venerated as saints and considered the Francis ...
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Metropolitan Peter
Peter, Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus (russian: Пётр; c. 1260 – 20 December 1326) was the Russian metropolitan who moved his see from Vladimir to Moscow in 1325. Later he was proclaimed a patron saint of Moscow. In spite of the move, t ...
(d. 1326), patron saint of Moscow
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Saint Peter of Alcantara
In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ortho ...
(1499—1562)
* Saints Peter Tuan, Peter Dung Van Dinh, Peter Da, Peter Duong Van Troung, Peter Francis Neron, Peter Hieu Van Nguyen, Peter Quy Cong Doan, Peter Thi Van Truong Pham, Peter Tuan Ba Nguyen, Peter Tuy Le, and Peter Van Van Doan, some of the
Vietnamese Martyrs
The Vietnamese Martyrs (Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: ''Các Thánh Tử đạo Việt Nam''; French language, French: ''Martyrs du Viêt Nam''), also known as the Martyrs of Annam, Martyrs of Tonkin and Cochinchina, Martyrs of Indochina, or An ...
(died between 1625 and 1886)
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Saint Peter Claver (1580–1654)
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Saint Peter Fourier (1565–1640)
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Saint Peter the Aleut (d. 1815)
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Petar I Petrović-Njegoš
Petar I Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар I Петровић Његош; 1748 – 31 October 1830) was the ruler of the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro as the Metropolitan (''vladika'') of Cetinje, and Exarch (legate) of the Serbi ...
(Saint Peter of Cetinje) (1747–1830), ruler of Montenegro and Montenegrin saint
* Saint Peter Yi Tae-chol of the
Korean Martyrs
The Korean Martyrs were the victims of religious persecution against Catholics during the nineteenth century in Korea. Between 8,000–10,000 Korean Christians were killed during this period. 103 Catholics were canonized ''en masse'' in May 198 ...
(d. 19th century)
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Saint Peter Chanel
Peter Chanel (12 July 1803 – 28 April 1841), born Pierre Louis Marie Chanel, was a Catholic Priesthood (Catholic Church), priest, missionary, and martyr. Chanel was a member of the Marists, Society of Mary or "Marists" and was sent as a missio ...
(1803–1841), Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr.
* Saint Peter-Adrian (Pierre Adrien Toulorge) Norbertine canon regular, martyred during the French Revolution
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Peter
Peter may refer to:
People
* List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a sur ...