Who Was Saint Peter?

Saint Peter was one of Jesus' closest disciples. His original name was Simon. The name Peter means rock. It is of Greek origin and its Greek counterpart is Cephas. It is pronounced Pee-ter. Its variants include Peter has 21 variant forms: Boutros, Pyotr, Piotr Par, Peder, Pedro, Piotr, Pekka, Per, Piotr,  Petar,  Piotr, Pete, Peterson, Piotr, Petr, Petre, Pietro, Petros, Pieter,  Petrov, Piet, Pierce, Piero, and Pierre.
Saint Peter was a poor fisherman when Jesus called him. Jesus told him that he would teach him to be a fisher of men. Saint Peter was always impulsive and frank. He wrote several books in the New Testament of the Bible. He is best remembered sadly for denying Jesus thrice.

There are many places named after Saint Peter. There is a place called Saint Peter in Switzerland and another in the Channel Islands. In the United States of America there are places called Saint Peter in the states of Minnesota and Illinois.

Peter, a disciple and follower of Jesus, continued as one of the primary leaders of the growing Christian church.  He was among those executed by the Roman government for his Christian beliefs.  He was scheduled for cruicifixion as Jesus was, but felt unworthy to die in the same way so he asked that he be cruicified upside down.  The Catholic church, inspite of its leading role in the Crusades of killing and stealing, chose Peter as their first leader, later the office called Pope, while no other Christians accepted that.