PETER AND PAUL - APOSTLES AND MARTYRS

The Confession of Peter ("Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God") is commemorated on 18 January, and the Conversion of Paul (on the approach to Damascus) a week later on 25 January. On 29 June we commemorate the martyrdoms of both apostles. The date is the anniversary of a day around 258, under the Valerian persecution, when what were believed to be the remains of the two apostles were both moved temporarily to prevent them from falling into the hands of the persecutors.

The statue on the left is of St. Peter. St. Paul is on the right. Both are on display at St. Peter's Square, Rome, Italy. (Click on each picture for larger version.)

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