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No, Simon Peter is a distinct person from Simon. Both were apostles, however.
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∙ 15y agoYes. He is also known as St Peter.
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Are Saint Simon and Saint Peter one and the same?
No, Saint Simon and Saint Peter are two different individuals in Christianity. Saint Peter is also known as Saint Simon Peter, as Peter was his given name and Simon was his original name before he was renamed by Jesus.
Is Simon the same person as Peter?
No, Simon Peter is a distinct person from Simon. Both were apostles, however.
Was Simon the same person as Peter in the bible?
Yes.
How did Simon Peter die?
Tradition holds that Saint Peter was crucified under orders from Roman Emperor Nero. Peter did not feel worthy to die in the same manner as Our Lord so requested he be crucified upside down.
Who is peter in the last supper in the bible?
The same person he is everywhere else in the Bible: Simon, called Peter, son of John (or possibly Jonah) and brother of Andrew.
The first pope was Peter but was it Saint Peter?
Yes, one and the same
Was the apostle Peter also called Simon Cephas of Tarsus?
Simon Peter and Simon Cephas are the same person. Peter was known by both names - Simon Peter in Greek and Cephas in Aramaic. However, Peter was not from Tarsus; he was originally from Bethsaida and later became a resident of Capernaum.
Is Judas Iscariot the son of Simon?
John's gospel names Simon Iscariot as Judas' father. (This was not the same Simon who became a disciple of Jesus and was renamed Peter.)
Are Saint Bridget of Ireland and Saint Brigid of Ireland the same person?
Yes, same person, different spelling.
Where did Peter Tchaikovsky get his education?
Peter Tchaikovsky received his' education from the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Saint Petersburg. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov attended the same school.
Is the pope supposed to be related to St. Peter?
No, popes are not related by blood to Saint Peter. They do, however, fill the same position as Peter.
Who was jesus first desciple?
Simon Peter, called at the same time was his brother Andrew.
