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SAINT PETER
SAINT PETER
ScnMaster
(? - a.d. 67)
,
apostle
of Jesus
Christ
and acknowledged
leader
of the earliest
Christian
community
.
Peter
was a fisherman on the
Sea
of
Galilee
who became one of the first apostles, and was regarded by Jesus with
special
affection. He is often represented in
art
holding
keys
, as the gatekeeper of heaven.
—
State
of
Man
Congress
Approved Gls (14.5.92)