What date was Saint Peter canonized?

Answer 1

St. Peter left his profession as a fisherman with his brother Andrew and became a follower of Our Lord. He was one of the first of the apostles and was chosen by Jesus to be the leader of the Church - the first pope. He was imprisoned for his faith and eventually met his death by crucifixion on an upside down cross about the year 64 A.D. He was a martyr.

Answer 2

St. Peter was not formally canonized by the Catholic Church because his declaration as a saint predates the canonization process established in the 10th century. He is considered a saint due to his role as one of the original apostles of Jesus Christ.

Answer 3

Saint Peter was not canonized. He was proclaimed a saint by early

Christians because of his martyrdom. The canonization process did not

come into existence until the 12th century. In the primitive Church,

martyrs were immediately recognized as witnessing to the perfection of

Christian life on earth, having shown the ultimate proof of their love for

Christ by the offering of their lives. By the sacrifice of their lives

for Christ, they attained Heaven in eternal glory and were indissolubly

united to the Lord, the Head of the Mystical Body.

Answer 4

St. Peter was not canonized. He was proclaimed a saint by early Christians because of his martyrdom. The canonization process did not come into existence until the 12th century. In the primitive Church, martyrs were immediately recognized as witnessing to the perfection of Christian life on earth, having shown the ultimate proof of their love for Christ by the offering of their lives. By the sacrifice of their lives for Christ, they attained Heaven in eternal glory and were indissolubly united to the Lord, the Head of the Mystical Body.

Answer 5

The canonization process was not fully instituted until about 1100 years after Peter's death so post mortem miracles were not required at the time. He was declared a saint by acclamation of the early Church.

Answer 6

The formal process of canonisation did not apply to Saint Peter, who was considered a saint by acclamation. However, according to Acts of the Apostles, Peter could perform the same miracles as Jesus had done, healing the sick, casting out demons and even raising Tabitha from the dead (9:36-40). Just as Jesus could perform involuntary miracles, such as when the woman with the issue of blood touched his hem and was cured, so also people brought the sick just in the hope that Peter's shadow would pass over them and they would be cured (Acts 5:15).

One view of Acts would be that it is an extreme form of hagiography in the way it portrays Peter as being able to perform miracles at will. New Testament scholars say that Acts of the Apostles is a book of miracles rather than of history. Saint Peter did not really perform miracles, but is certainly revered as a saint.

Answer 7

St. Peter, the apostle, was not canonized. He was proclaimed a saint by early
Christians because of his martyrdom by crucifixion about the year 64 AD. The canonization process did not come into existence until the 12th century. In the primitive Church, martyrs were immediately recognized as witnessing to the perfection of Christian life on earth, having shown the ultimate proof of their love for Christ by the offering of their lives. By the sacrifice of their lives for Christ, they attained Heaven in eternal glory and were indissolubly united to the Lord, the Head of the Mystical Bod

Answer 8

St. Peter, the apostle, was not canonized. He was proclaimed a saint by early
Christians because of his martyrdom by crucifixion about the year 64 AD. The canonization process did not come into existence until the 12th century. In the primitive Church, martyrs were immediately recognized as witnessing to the perfection of Christian life on earth, having shown the ultimate proof of their love for Christ by the offering of their lives. By the sacrifice of their lives for Christ, they attained Heaven in eternal glory and were indissolubly united to the Lord, the Head of the Mystical Body.

Answer 9

Peter was one of the original 12 apostles and was hand picked by Christ to be the first leader of the Church. He also died a martyr's death which, to the early Christians, indicated he was a saint.

Answer 10

Saint Paul was not canonized. He was proclaimed a saint by early
Christians because of his martyrdom. The canonization process did not
come into existence until the 12th century. In the primitive Church,
martyrs were immediately recognized as witnessing to the perfection of
Christian life on earth, having shown the ultimate proof of their love for
Christ by the offering of their lives. By the sacrifice of their lives
for Christ, they attained Heaven in eternal glory and were indissolubly
united to the Lord, the Head of the Mystical Body.