St Peter's first name was Simon, but there was also another disciple called Simon.
He had at least one brother - Simon Peter the Apostle.
There are a number of saints named Simon. However, if you are referring to Simon the Apostle, he was declared a saint by popular acclaim long before the official canonization process was instituted. He was probably already called a saint by the end of the first century.
Saint Peter, also known as Simon Peter, was a devout follower of Jesus Christ and is considered one of the twelve apostles in Christianity. He played a significant role in the early spread of Christianity and is considered the first Pope by Roman Catholics.
Andrew was originally a fisherman, along with his brother Simon Peter, on the Sea of Galilee. Then he joined Our Lord as an apostle. After Our Lord's Ascension into Heaven he was a bishop and preached the Gospel in Asia Minor and Greece, and possibly areas in modern Russia and Poland.
Saint Andrew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ and is considered the patron saint of fishermen and Scotland. He was a fisherman by trade before being called by Jesus to become his disciple.
He had at least one brother - Simon Peter the Apostle.
He had at least one brother - Saint Simon Peter.
st. peter as one of the first 12 disciples called by jesus.
Yes, one and the same
There are a number of saints named Simon. However, if you are referring to Simon the Apostle, he was declared a saint by popular acclaim long before the official canonization process was instituted. He was probably already called a saint by the end of the first century.
We know he had at least one - St. Simon Peter. If he had others, their names are not to be found.
Matthew 16:16,17 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
Was the brother of Simon Peter. He was a disciple of John the Baptist and brought Peter to meet Jesus. He was one of the earliest to be called to be a disciple of Christ and was one of the twelve.
Yes, Saint Peter is one of the patron saints of fishermen. He was a fisherman himself.
According to Mark and Matthew, Jesus saw Simon and Andrew fishing in Galilee, and commanded them to follow him. He later named Simon, Peter.Luke follows Mark in its explanation of how Jesus met Peter, but says that Peter was not actually chosen as an apostle until some time later, when Jesus called all his apostles together and chose twelve, one of whom was Peter, to be apostles.John says that Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist, who told him to follow Jesus. Andrew went and got his brother, Simon Peter, and brought him to Jesus (John 1:35-42).
No, Simon Peter was not a zealot. He was one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus and is often considered the leader of the apostles.
Saint Peter of course, one of Jesus's disciples, who was chosen by Christ to be the first leader of the Catholic church, although it would have just been called the Christian one then. The Basilica sits atop the tomb of Saint Peter and is a memorial to him.