St. Peter
Pearly gates keeper
St.
Peter is the apostle Simon Peter, considered the foremost of Jesus's twelve disciples and, in Catholic tradition, the first pope.
Peter is believed to hold the keys to heaven, making him the gatekeeper who determines admission: St. Peter will be waiting at the pearly gates.
St.
Peter's Basilica in Vatican City is named for him.
Execution by cross
- upside-downReversed in vertical orientation
- NeroTyrannical first-century ruler
- RomeItaly's capital city
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
sacrifice · witness · saints · relics · execution · suffering · courage · legacy
Committed follower of teaching
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
- fishermanOne who catches aquatic creatures
- GalileeBiblical northern territory
- SimonMasculine given name
twelve · Gospels · New Testament · Pentecost · Last Supper · Andrew · boat · nets
Solid earthen material
- keysLock-operating instruments
- roosterMale domestic fowl
- boatWatercraft for travel
- chainsLinked metal restraints
fish · inverted cross · foundation · gatekeeper · heaven · pearly gates · shepherd · cornerstone
crucifixion
Execution by cross
- upside-downReversed in vertical orientation
- NeroTyrannical first-century ruler
- RomeItaly's capital city
persecution · sacrifice · witness · saints · relics · execution · suffering · courage · legacy · tradition
disciple
Committed follower of teaching
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
- fishermanOne who catches aquatic creatures
- GalileeBiblical northern territory
Simon · twelve · Gospels · New Testament · Pentecost · Last Supper · Andrew · boat · nets · walking on water
rock
Solid earthen material
chains · fish · inverted cross · foundation · gatekeeper · heaven · pearly gates · shepherd · cornerstone
pope
Catholic Church's supreme leader
succession · primacy · keys · authority · throne · basilica · Holy See · Catholicism · pontiff · infallibility
- Parish NamesSt. Joseph, St. Mary, St. Patrick, St. John, St. Paul
- Catholic ChurchVatican, papacy, cardinals, popes, papal
- CatholicismVatican, cardinals, pope, Holy Communion, popes
- Heavenparadise, pearly gates, eternal life, kingdom of heaven, New Jerusalem
- papacypontiff, Pope, pope, Holy See, papal election
- BarbadosBridgetown, Barbadian, Bathsheba, parishes, Saint Michael
St. PeterSatan
Judeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
Lucifer · Charon · Hades · Mephistopheles · Beelzebub
St. PeterJudas Iscariot
Disciple who betrayed Christ
Judas · Pontius Pilate · apostate · traitor · Caiaphas
St. PeterAntichrist
Prophesied opponent of Christ
sinner · Nero · blasphemer · evildoer · evil