PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a...
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Originally appearing in Volume
V21,
Page 285
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
See also:- PETER
- PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
- PETER (PEDRO)
- PETER, EPISTLES OF
- PETER, ST
PETER (See also:Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a See also:rock, Ital. Pietro, See also:Piero, See also:Pier, Fr. See also:Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
, a masculine name, derived from the famous surname bestowed by See also:Christ upon his apostle See also:Simon (" See also:Thou See also:art See also:- PETER
- PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
- PETER (PEDRO)
- PETER, EPISTLES OF
- PETER, ST
Peter and upon this See also:rock will I build my See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church," Matt. xiv
.
17-19)
.
The name has consequently been very popular in See also:Christian countries
.
It is noteworthy, however, that, out of deference to the " See also:prince of the apostles " and first See also:bishop of See also:Rome, the name has never been assumed by a See also:pope
.
The See also:biographies which follow are arranged in the See also:- ORDER
- ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
- ORDER, HOLY
order: (1) the apostle; (2) See also:kings; (3) other eminent men
.
End of Article: PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
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