Simon Peter... aka "The Rock"

Simon Peter (, Pétros ?Stone, Rock?, Bible Lexicon Kephas in Hellenized Aramaic) (c.1 ? 67 AD/CE) was a leader of the early Christian Church, who features prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. Peter was the son of John, and was from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee. His brother Andrew was also an apostle.

After having been the Bishop of Antioch and having preached to the ones who were scattered (i.e., Jews and Hebrew Christians), in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, Peter went to Rome. In the second year of Claudius he overthrew Simon Magus, and held the Sacerdotal Chair for 25 years. At the hand of Nero he is said to have been put to death. He wrote two epistles which are called Catholic, the second of which, (on account of its difference in style from the first), is considered by many not to be his work. The Gospel of Mark, is ascribed to him (as Mark was his disciple and interpreter). On the other hand, the following books: his Acts, his Gospel, his Preaching, his Revelation, his Judgment are rejected as Apocryphal. . Thomas Patrick Halton, On Illustrious Men, v. 100, CUA Press, 1999, pp 5 - 7 ISBN 0813201004.

The Early Church Fathers Chapter 1

According to Biblical accounts, he was one of Twelve Apostles, chosen by Jesus from his first disciples. He was a fisherman assigned a leadership role by Jesus and was with Jesus during events witnessed by only a few apostles, such as the Transfiguration. Peter is revered by all Christians to this very day"Peter, St. " F. L., Cross, The Oxford dictionary of the Christian Church, Oxford University Press, 2005.