additionally, historical records and quotes from the early church also provide evidence for this doctrine of petrine supremacy.   4a0re5rq st. optatus of milevis, against the donatists, book 2 > you cannot then deny that you do know that upon peter first in the city of rome was bestowed the episcopal cathedra, on which sat peter, the head of all the apostles (for which reason he was called cephas), that, in this one cathedra, unity should be preserved by all, lest the other apostles might claim----each for himself----separate cathedras, so that he who should set up a second cathedra against the unique cathedra would already be a schismatic and a sinner. st. john chrysostom, homily 88 on the gospel according to john > "he says unto him, feed my sheep." > and why, having passed by the others, does he speak with peter on these matters? he was the chosen one of the apostles, the mouth of the disciples, the leader of the band; on this account also paul went up upon a time to enquire of him rather than the others saint leo the great, sermon 4, 29 september 444 > yet out of the whole world peter alone has been chosen to be put in charge of the universal convocation of peoples as well as of every apostle and all the fathers of the church. although there are many priests and many shepherds among the people of god, it is peter who properly rules each one of those whom christ also rules principally
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