St. Peter Pewter Wall Cross

St. Peter Pewter Wall Cross
Item Number: 12304	Purchase Information Your Price: $23.00 Select Qty: Availability: Usually leaves our store within 3-5 Business Days

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Product Details
H x W:	5" (12.7 cm) x 3 1/2" (8.89 cm)

Our Description

The beautiful pewter wall cross is 5 in. x 3 1/2 in. In the center is a medallion with St. Peter in high relief. Above is the Holy Spirit, on the left arm of the cross is the symbol of the Lamb of God, and on the right arm is the Bible. Comes in a gift box with the "Prayer to St. Peter."

St. Peter the Apostle

Patron Of: Fishermen, Rome, Butchers, Stone Masons, Bakers, Long Life, Bridge Builders, Clock Makers, Fever, Foot Trouble, Frenzy, Masons, Net Makers, Ship Builders, Stationers, Wolves, Against Fenzy, Papacy, Shipwrights, Shoemakers, Watch Makers

Also known as
    Cephas; Prince of the Apostles; Simon
Memorial
    29 June (feast of Peter and Paul)
    22 February (feast of the Chair of Peter, emblematic of the world unity of the Church)
    18 November (feast of the dedication of the Basilicas of Peter and Paul)
Profile
    Fisherman. Brother of Saint Andrew the Apostle who led him to Christ. Apostle. Renamed "Peter" (rock) by Jesus to indicate that Peter would be the rock-like foundation on which the Church would be built. Bishop. Miracle worker. First Pope.
Born
    as Simon
Died
    martyred c.64 crucified head downward because he claimed he was not worthy to die in the same manner as Christ
Canonized
    Pre-Congregation
Name Meaning
    rock
Patronage
    against frenzy; bakers; Bath Abbey; Berchtesgaden Abbey; Bremen, Germany; bridge builders; butchers; diocese of Calbayog, Philippines; Chartres, France; clock makers; cobblers; Cologne, Germany; Corbie Abbey; archdiocese of Davao, Philippines; Exeter College Oxford; Dunajská Streda, Slovakia; feet problems; fever; fishermen; foot problems; harvesters; diocese of Jackson, Mississippi; Köpenick, Germany; diocese of Las Vegas, Nevada; Lessines, Belgium; Leuven, Belgium; locksmiths; longevity; diocese of Maralal, Kenya; diocese of Marquette, Michigan; masons; Moissac, France; Naumburg, Germany; net makers; Obermarsberg, Germany; papacy; archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Popes; Poznan Poland; diocese of Providence, Rhode Island; Regensburg, Germany; Rome; Saint Petersburg, Russia; diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania; ship builders; shipwrights; shoemakers; Sint Pieters Rode, Belgium; stone masons; Toa Baja, Puerto Rico; Umbria, Italy; Universal Church; watch makers; Worms, Germany