''Synopsis:'' {{Infobox_Contents | topic_name = Simon Peter was one of the twelve original [[apostle]]s of [[Jesus]]. He was a fisherman from Galilee who was called into service by Jesus with his brother [[Apostle Andrew|Andrew]]. He was one the main leaders of the early [[church]]. ----__TOC__{{topics}}* subtopics = [[Apostles]]* [[1 Peter]] | , [[2 Peter]]
* [[Peter and the Papacy]]
* [[Confession of Peter]]| opinion_pieces = {{opinionsshort_opinions}} * [[A Biography of Saint Peter (Cpark)]] * {{ebd}}| ==Main article==}}
Simon Peter was one of the twelve original [[apostle]]s of [[Jesus]]. He was a fisherman from Galilee who was called into service by Jesus with his brother [[Apostle Andrew|Andrew]]. He was one the main leaders of the early [[church]].
===Peter in the [[Acts of the Apostles]]===
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==Links==
* [http://www.theopedia.com/Peter Theopedia - Peter]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Peter Wikipedia - St Peter]
* [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Peter Author:Peter] at [[wikipedia:Wikisource|Wikisource]]
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