Origin (through Eusebius 232 AD) tells us that Peter was crucified head-down, at his own request. Tertulian (212 AD) adds that he was crucified. According to Paul, he took his wife along on his missionary journeys ( 1 Corinthians 9:5), and three of the four gospels tell of how Jesus healed her mother as one of his first miracles ( Matthew 8:14-17, Mark 1:29-31, Luke 4:38-39).Īccording to Pope Clement of Rome (c 96 AD), Peter was martyred during the reign of emperor Nero. John also adds the detail that Peter and Andrew were from Bethsaida in Galilee ( John 1:44).Īfter a rocky start, Peter became the most prominent of the original twelve apostles, and apart from being a fisherman and an apostle, he was also a family man.
On this occasion, Jesus renamed him Cephas, which is a Syriac name and "which is translated Peter" ( John 1:35-42). Right after that he went to his brother Simon and recruited him too. John adds the detail that Andrew was initially a disciple of John the Baptist, who heard Jesus speak (together with an unnamed colleague) and switched masters. Matthew and Mark tell how he was called together with his brother Andrew, while they were working on their fishing gear. Peter was among the first followers of Jesus. The feminine version Πετρα (Petra) - a very popular female name in certain parts of the world, the Netherlands for instance - doesn't occur at all in the Bible, although the name Sela may be the Semitic version of it. As popular as the name Peter is in our world, in the Bible it is assigned only once, namely to Simon " Barjona" Peter, the apostle of Jesus.
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