<P> Saint Peter ( Syriac / Aramaic : ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ ܟܹ݁ܐܦ݂ܵܐ , Shemayon Keppa ; Hebrew : שמעון בר יונה ‎ Shim'on bar Yona ; Greek : Πέτρος Petros ; Coptic : ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ , translit . Petros ; Latin : Petrus ; r . AD 30 ; died between AD 64 and 68 ) , also known as Simon Peter , Simeon , or Simon ( / ˈsaɪmən / , pronunciation ( help info ) ) , according to the New Testament , was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ , leaders of the early Christian Great Church . Pope Gregory I called him repeatedly the `` Prince of the Apostles '' . According to Catholic teaching , Jesus promised Peter in the `` Rock of My Church '' dialogue in Matthew 16 : 18 a special position in the Church . He is traditionally counted as the first Bishop of Rome‍ -- ‌or pope ‍ -- ‌and also by Eastern Christian tradition as the first Patriarch of Antioch . The ancient Christian churches all venerate Peter as a major saint and as the founder of the Church of Antioch and the Roman Church , but differ in their attitudes regarding the authority of his present - day successors ( the primacy of the Bishop of Rome ) . </P>
<P> Saint Peter ( Syriac / Aramaic : ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ ܟܹ݁ܐܦ݂ܵܐ , Shemayon Keppa ; Hebrew : שמעון בר יונה ‎ Shim'on bar Yona ; Greek : Πέτρος Petros ; Coptic : ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ , translit . Petros ; Latin : Petrus ; r . AD 30 ; died between AD 64 and 68 ) , also known as Simon Peter , Simeon , or Simon ( / ˈsaɪmən / , pronunciation ( help info ) ) , according to the New Testament , was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ , leaders of the early Christian Great Church . Pope Gregory I called him repeatedly the `` Prince of the Apostles '' . According to Catholic teaching , Jesus promised Peter in the `` Rock of My Church '' dialogue in Matthew 16 : 18 a special position in the Church . He is traditionally counted as the first Bishop of Rome‍ -- ‌or pope ‍ -- ‌and also by Eastern Christian tradition as the first Patriarch of Antioch . The ancient Christian churches all venerate Peter as a major saint and as the founder of the Church of Antioch and the Roman Church , but differ in their attitudes regarding the authority of his present - day successors ( the primacy of the Bishop of Rome ) . </P>
who was peter to jesus in the bible
who was peter to jesus in the bible
Testament , was one of the Twelve Apostles
Testament , was one of the Twelve Apostles