Peter the Apostle

Simon Peter, son of Jonah, was a Galilean fisherman whom Jesus called to be one of the Twelve Apostles and who became the foremost leader of the early Church. He delivered the first public proclamation of the resurrection at Pentecost and played a central role in the initial spread of Christianity among both Jews and Gentiles. Two New Testament epistles bear his name, and he is venerated across virtually all Christian traditions as the first bishop of Rome and a martyr under Nero.