St Peter, the Apostle, had a faith which flickered like Christmas lights, but still, Jesus appointed him as the head of his holy church.
After spending three years with Jesus, what Peter fears is close at hand. The time for the Master to leave them is near. But Jesus promised that when He goes back to the Father, He will send down the helper: the Holy Spirit.
Under Peter's leadership the disciples went on preaching the Good News of Christ. They performed miracles along the way. A look at how Peter was arrested several times for preaching about Jesus.
John, the Apostle, is the son of Zebedee and Salome. His brother is James, who is another one of the Twelve Apostles.
Saint John finds six of the seven churches in Asia Minor, performs miracles and escapes after being thrown into a cauldron of boiling oil.
James, son of Zebedee, is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and traditionally considered the first apostle to be martyred. He is a son of Zebedee and Salome and brother of John the Apostle.
Cosme I. Dias
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