St Peter

See also: St. Peter

English

Proper noun

St Peter

  1. Abbreviation of Saint Peter.
    Alternative form: St. Peter
    • 2010 June 25, Nick Squires, “Archeologists find evidence of St Peter's prison”, in Tony Gallagher, editor, The Daily Telegraph‎[1], London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 June 2010:
      Dr Patrizia Fortini, of Rome's department of archaeology for Rome, said: "It was converted from being a prison into a focus of cult-like worship of St Peter by the 7th century at the latest, maybe earlier.
    • 2013 November 13, Ian Johnston, “Vatican to display relics that it believes are the bones of St Peter”, in The Independent‎[2], London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 November 2013:
      Relics believed to be the bones of St Peter are to be put on public display for the first time.
    • 2013 November 19, Lizzy Davies, “Saint Peter's bones: Vatican exhumes old argument with plan to show 'relics'”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎[3], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 November 2013:
      During its [the Vatican's] Year of Faith, which began in October 2012, 8.5 million pilgrims had prayed at St Peter's tomb, [Rino] Fisichella said, and it seemed only fitting that the year should be rounded off with "a unique moment".

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