Start by marking st peter the life and legacy of jesus christs most important disciple as want to read a brief overview of one of christianitys most important apostles encourages one to explore his life in greater depth i look forward to doing so flag like see review boggle rated it liked it. St peter the life and legacy of jesus christs most important disciple audiobook audiobooks for everyone there is a good reason why he is the apostle with the most mentions in the gospels . An apostle preacher bishop and martyr he is one of the most important figures in early christianity indeed catholics believe that the pope is the successor to st peter now in this fascinating course you will explore the powerful portraits of peter found in the new testament. St peter the apostle original name simeon or simon died 64 ce rome italy disciple of jesus christ recognized in the early christian church as the leader of the 12 disciples and by the roman catholic church as the first of its unbroken succession of popespeter a jewish fisherman was called to be a disciple of jesus at the beginning of jesus ministry