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The tradition of place a rooster weathervane on the top of churches can be traced back to Pope Gregory I ( circa 540 - 604) who had said that the rooster "was the most suitable emblem of Christianity" representing "the emblem of St Peter". In the 9th century, Pope Nicholas I ordered that every church carry a rooster symbol either on the dome or steeple. The rooster, under Pope Nicholas I was deemed to be representative of Jesus' prophecy of Peter's betrayal (Luke 22:34), in which He said that Peter would deny Jesus three times before the rooster crowed on the morning following the Last Supper.

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