St. Peter (disambiguation)
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St. Peter was an early Christian apostle. The name St. Peter may also refer to:
People
- Saint Peter of Rates (d. c. 60 AD)
- Peter, martyred with Andrew, Paul and DenisePeter, Andrew, Paul, and DeniseSaints Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise are venerated as martyrs by the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. They were killed in the 3rd century at Lampsacus, Mysia in the Hellespont.-Martyrdom:...
, 250 AD - Peter, martyred with MarcellinusMarcellinus and PeterSaints Marcellinus and Peter were two 4th century Christian martyrs in the city of Rome.-Life:Very little is known about the two martyrs' lives. Marcellinus, a priest, and Peter, an exorcist, died in the year 304, during the persecution of Diocletian...
(d. c. 304 AD) - Peter, martyred with GorgoniusGorgoniusSaint Gorgonius of Nicomedia was a Christian martyr, part of the group Gorgonius, Peter Cubicularius and Dorotheus, who died in 304 AD at Nicomedia during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian....
and Dorotheus (4th century) - Pope Peter of AlexandriaPope Peter of AlexandriaPope Peter of Alexandria was Pope of Alexandria . He is revered as a saint by the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Eastern Orthodox Church.-Life:...
(300–311) - Saint Peter the Wonderworker and Bishop of Argos (855–925), whose writings appear in Patrologia GraecaPatrologia GraecaThe Patrologia Graeca is an edited collection of writings by the Christian Church Fathers and various secular writers, in the ancient Koine or medieval variants of the Greek language. It consists of 161 volumes produced in 1857–1866 by J. P. Migne's Imprimerie Catholique...
- Saint Peter Damian (c. 1007–1072)
- Saint Peter IgneusSaint Peter IgneusSaint Peter Igneus was an Italian Benedictine monk of the congregation of the Vallombrosians, abbot and Cardinal Bishop of Albano...
(d. 1089) - Saint Peter of Pappacarbone (d. 1123)
- Saint Peter Martyr (1206–1252), Saint Peter of Verona
- St. Peter (d. 1220), one of the companions of Berard of CarbioBerard of CarbioSaint Berard of Carbio is a thirteenth century saint and martyr. He was born into a noble family of Leopardi, and was a native of Carbio in Umbria, a province of Italy. He and Saints Peter, Otho, Accursius, and Adjutus are venerated as the Franciscan Protomartyrs.-Life:Berard was received into the...
- Metropolitan PeterMetropolitan PeterSaint Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia was the Russian metropolitan who moved his see from Vladimir to Moscow in 1325. Later he was proclaimed a patron saint of Moscow. In spite of the move, the office remained officially entitled "Metropolitan of Kiev and All Rus'" until the...
(d. 1326), patron saint of Moscow - Saint Peter of Alcantara (1499—1562)
- Saints Peter Tuan, Peter Dung Van Dinh, Peter Da, Peter Duong Van Troung, Peter Francis Neron, Peter Hieu Van Nguyen, Peter Quy Cong Doan, Peter Thi Van Truong Pham, Peter Tuan Ba Nguyen, Peter Tuy Le, and Peter Van Van Doan, some of the Vietnamese MartyrsVietnamese MartyrsThe Vietnamese Martyrs, also known as the Martyrs of Tonkin, Martyrs of Annam , Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions , or Martyrs of Indochina, are saints on the Roman Catholic calendar of saints canonized by Pope John Paul II...
(died between 1625 and 1886) - Saint Peter Claver (1580–1654)
- Saint Peter Fourier (1565–1640)
- Saint Peter the Aleut (d. 1815)
- Petar I Petrović-NjegošPetar I Petrovic-NjegošPetar I Petrović Njegoš was the ruler of Montenegro, the Cetinje Episcop of the Serbian Orthodox Church and Exarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church throne. He was the most popular spiritual and military leader from the Petrović dynasty...
(Saint Peter of Cetinje) (1747–1830), ruler of Montenegro and Montenegrin saint - Saint Peter Yi Tae-chol of the Korean MartyrsKorean MartyrsThe Korean Martyrs were the victims of religious persecution against the Catholic Church during the 19th century in Korea. At least 8,000 adherents to the faith were known to have been killed during this persecution, 103 of whom were canonized en masse in 1984.-History:Catholicism had entered...
(d. 19th century)
Places
- Saint Peter Parish, Antigua and BarbudaSaint Peter Parish, Antigua and BarbudaSaint Peter is a parish of Antigua and Barbuda on the island of Antigua. The capital is Parham. It includes Guiana Island and Great Bird Island. Localities in this parish include Big Duers, Cocoa Hall, Freemans, Vernons, Parrys, Mercers Creek and Gilberts. The parish is home to Betty's Hope Sugar...
- In Austria:
- Sankt Peter am KammersbergSankt Peter am KammersbergSankt Peter am Kammersberg is a small village in Austria in the province of Styria with inhabitants . It was first mentioned in documents in the year 1007.The municipality is divided as follow:* Althofen* Feistritz* Kammersberg* Mitterdorf...
, in Styria - Sankt Peter am OttersbachSankt Peter am OttersbachSankt Peter am Ottersbach is a municipality in the district of Radkersburg in Styria, Austria....
, in Styria - Sankt Peter im SulmtalSankt Peter im SulmtalSankt Peter im Sulmtal is a municipality in the district of Deutschlandsberg in Styria, Austria.-References:...
, in Styria - Sankt Peter ob JudenburgSankt Peter ob JudenburgSankt Peter ob Judenburg is a municipality in the district of Judenburg in Styria, Austria....
, in Styria - Sankt Peter-FreiensteinSankt Peter-FreiensteinSankt Peter-Freienstein is a municipality in the district of Leoben in Styria, Austria....
, in Styria - Sankt Peter am HartSankt Peter am HartSankt Peter am Hart is a municipality in the district Braunau am Inn in Upper Austria, Austria.-References:...
, in Upper Austria - Sankt Peter am WimbergSankt Peter am WimbergSankt Peter am Wimberg is a municipality in the district of Rohrbach in Upper Austria, Austria....
, in Upper Austria - Aspangberg-Sankt PeterAspangberg-Sankt PeterAspangberg-Sankt Peter is a town in the district of Neunkirchen in the Austrian state of Lower Austria....
, in Lower Austria - Sankt Peter in der AuSankt Peter in der AuSankt Peter in der Au is a town in the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria in Austria.-References:...
, in Lower Austria
- Sankt Peter am Kammersberg
- Parish of Saint Peter, Barbados
- Saint Peter Parish, DominicaSaint Peter Parish, DominicaSaint Peter is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. It is bordered by St. John to the north, St. Joseph to the south, and St. Andrew to the east. It has an area of 27.7 km² , and has a population of 1,452. Colihaut , Dublanc and Bioche are its only settlements....
- Saint Peter, JerseySaint Peter, JerseySaint Peter is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is in the west central part of the island. It is the only parish with two separate coastlines, stretching from St. Ouen's Bay in the west to St. Aubin's Bay in the south, and thereby cutting St. Brelade off from other...
, Channel Islands - Saint Peter Parish, Montserrat
- Sankt Peter, Baden-WürttembergSankt Peter, Baden-WürttembergSankt Peter is a town in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.-External links:...
, Germany - Sint PieterSint PieterSint Pieter is a neighbourhood in the city of Maastricht, in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located on the western bank of the river Meuse, in the south of the city....
, Maastricht, the Netherlands. - Sankt Peter-OrdingSankt Peter-OrdingSankt Peter-Ording is a very popular German seaside spa and a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the only German seaside resort that has a sulphur spring and thus terms itself "North Sea healing spa and sulphur spring". By overnight stays, St...
, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany - St. Peter, SwitzerlandSt. Peter, SwitzerlandSt. Peter is a village in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2008 with neighboring Pagig to form the municipality of St. Peter-Pagig.-History:...
, a village in the Grisons - In Canada:
- St. Peter No. 369, SaskatchewanSt. Peter No. 369, SaskatchewanSt. Peter No. 369 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located in the Census Division 15 a part of SARM Division 5. The seat of the municipality is located in the Village of Annaheim.-Demographics:...
, a rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
- St. Peter No. 369, Saskatchewan
- In the United States:
- St. Peter, IllinoisSt. Peter, IllinoisSt. Peter is a village in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. The population was 386 at the 2000 census.-Geography:St. Peter is located at ....
- Saint Peter, IndianaSaint Peter, IndianaSaint Peter is an unincorporated town in Highland Township, Franklin County, Indiana....
- St. Peter, MinnesotaSt. Peter, MinnesotaSt. Peter is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 11,196 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Nicollet County.St...
- St. Peter, WisconsinSt. Peter, WisconsinSt. Peter, Wisconsin is an unincorporated census-designated place in the Town of Taycheedah in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It is located approximately northeast of Peebles and south of Silica. It was located on Wisconsin Highway 149 before the highway was decommissioned and turned over to...
- St. Peter, Illinois
Other
- "Saint Peter" (poem)Saint Peter (poem)"Saint Peter" is a well-known poem by iconic Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson. It was first published in 1893.The poem references Saint Peter...
, by Henry Lawson - Stiftskeller St. PeterStiftskeller St. PeterStiftskeller St. Peter is a restaurant within the monastery walls of St. Peter's Archabbey, Salzburg. It is claimed to be the oldest inn in Central Europe because of a document mentioning it in 803 AD. Stiftskeller St. Peter is known to be the oldest continuously operating restaurant and inn on...
, a restaurant in Salzburg, Austria - St. Peter (rugby ground)St. Peter (rugby ground)St. Peter is a Rugby ground in Saint Peter, Jersey and is home to Jersey Rugby Football Club who play in the English Rugby Football Union's National League 1. The ground is located within walking distance of Jersey Airport. The ground also hosts Jersey's Siam Cup games against Guernsey every 2...
, a Rugby ground in Jersey
See also
- St. Peter's (disambiguation)St. Peter's (disambiguation)St. Peter's or similar terms may mean:Places*Australia**St Peters, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney**St Peters, South Australia*Canada**St. Peter's, Nova Scotia**St. Peters Canal, Cape Breton Island*St Peter's, Guernsey *Malta...
- St. Peter's Abbey (disambiguation)
- St. Peter's Cathedral (disambiguation)
- St. Peter's Church (disambiguation)
- St. Peter's College (disambiguation)
- Saint Peter Parish (disambiguation)
- St Peter's School (disambiguation)
- St. Peter's fish (see tilapiaTilapiaTilapia , is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the tilapiine cichlid tribe. Tilapia inhabit a variety of fresh water habitats, including shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes. Historically, they have been of major importance in artisan fishing in Africa and the...
), a common name for over a hundred cichlid fish species found in the Sea of Galilee - St. Peter's keys, a device used for lifting blocks of stone