St. Peter was crucified in Rome (67 A.D.) but, out of his respect for Jesus, St. Peter requested and obtained an upside-down crucifixion, with his agonizingly pointed downwards at Rome (67 A.D.). The brutal, anti-Christian Nero was the Roman Emperor at the time. This was recorded...
According to Catholic tradition, Saint Peter was persecuted by Nero in Rome, when he was fighting against Christians. He died crucified upside down (John 21:18) and his tomb was buried on the Vatican Hill, where Emperor Constantine built the Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the 4th...
St. Peter the Apostle(died 64ce,Rome[Italy]) was adiscipleofJesus Christ, recognized in theearly Christian churchas the leader of the 12disciplesand by theRoman Catholic Churchas the first of its unbroken succession ofpopes. Peter, a Jewish fisherman, was called to be a disciple of Jesus ...