Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
According to historical records, Peter died in Rome in AD 64 and he died under the reign of Emperor Nero. By the time Peter died in AD 64 many of the other apostles, possibly all of them,...
Peter of Alexandria (d. 311), who was bishop of Alexandria and died around AD 311, wrote an epistle on Penance, in which he says: "Peter, the first of the apostles, having been often apprehended and thrown into prison, and treated with ignominy, was last of all crucified at Rome."
How did the apostle Peter die? Answer. The Bible doesn’t tell us how the apostle Peter died. The most commonly accepted church tradition is that Peter was crucified upside-down in Rome. Tradition says that, when Peter was put to death, he requested to be crucified on an inverted cross.
How did St. Peter die? St. Peter is believed to have died as a martyr for his faith. Although his death is not described in Scripture , numerous writers of the time (or shortly thereafter) described his death as having occurred in Rome during the reign of the emperor Nero in 64 CE.
Peter’s Glorious Ending. In the days leading up to Peter’s death, almost all of the apostles had been martyred. Did Jesus actually predict Peter’s death by crucifixion when He said that “when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and take you where you do not want to go” (John 21:18-19)?
Jesus, shortly after his resurrection, told the apostle he would die as a martyr. Peter acknowledged this prophecy in the last epistle he wrote sometime between 65 and 66 A.D.
Peter did die in Rome. As the Lord foretold, Peter was crucified by the Romans. Why would the Romans crucify Peter? Because he was preaching the Gospel to pagan Rome – turn to the one true God and away from your false pagan gods. Peter did travel outside of Jerusalem.