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peter
Peter is a popular male given name. It comes from the Greek wor πετρος (petros) meaning "rock".
Trivia about peter
In Santeria, which combines Catholicism & African ritual, this apostle once named Simon is called Oggun
Jesus said unto him, "Thou Art" this name, "And upon this rock I will build my church"
The Roman centurion Cornelius, possibly the first Gentile Christian, was converted by this fisherman
This apostle "lifted up his voice" & addressed the crowd at Pentecost
Benchley,Boyle,O'Toole
This apostle who denied he knew Jesus 3 times is sometimes called the "Apostle to the Jews"
This New Testament apostle is also called Simon, Simeon or Cephas
In Gethsemane, this apostle drew a sword & cut off Malchus' ear
The Mad,the Cruel,the Great
In John 21, "when" he "heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him... & did cast himself into the sea"
Catholic tradition holds that Jesus gave him the keys to heaven
At the Sea of Galilee, Jesus told Andrew & this brother to follow him & "I will make you to become fishers of men"
By tradition, no pope ever chooses this name
To this disciple, Jesus said, "Get thee behind me, Satan"
Around 67 A.D. St. Linus succeeded this man as Pope
Jesus told him "Upon this rock I will build my church"
Russia's Catherines I and II were married to men with this first name
In Matthew, Jesus said unto this disciple, "Get thee behind me, Satan"
Principle,Marshall,Pumpkin Eater
In one of this apostle's epistles, he uses the additional name Simon
In a fresco at the Sistine Chapel, Pietro Perugino depicted "The Giving of the Keys" to him
Jesus said of this disciple in John 1:42, "Thou shalt be called Cephas"
Vatican City's anthem says, "O noble Rome, you are the seat of" this apostle, "whose blood was shed in Rome"
Acts reports that John & he were arrested under suspicion of promoting resurrection of the dead
Saintly middle name of "Exorcist" author William Blatty
During the meal Jesus predicts that this man will deny knowing him 3 times
Choosing this fisherman as a disciple, Jesus told him, "Henceforth thou shalt catch men"
In Matthew 26:72 he denies his friendship with Jesus & claims, "I do not know the man"
"Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew"
To dwindle or fizzle out, as Mr. O'Toole could tell you
Jesus gave his apostle Simon this name, from the Greek for "rock", & made him a "fisher of men"
This apostle curses at those saying he knew Jesus; then the cock crows
When "The Diary of Anne Frank" debuted on Broadway in 1955, David Levin played this boy who's in hiding with Anne
In 1721 he was proclaimed "Father of his Country", "Emperor of all Russia" & "the Great"
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Antarctica.) The Antarctic is home to several species of petrels, named perhaps because their habit of flying close to the water's surface is reminiscent of this apostle, who tried to walk on water with Jesus