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Michele
Giambono, Saint Peter, probably c. 1440, tempera on panel,
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection
1939.1.80
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Peter's
birth name was Simon, but Christ gave him the name Peter, which
means rock, because he was to be the rock on which the
church would be built. Peter was the leader of the apostles and
is often depicted carrying keysthe keys to the kingdom of
heaven. |