The Cross of St. Peter (officially known as the Petrine Cross or colloquially Peter's Cross) is an inverted Latin cross. The origin of this symbol comes from the Catholic tradition that St. Peter was crucified upside down, as he felt he was unworthy to be crucified in the same manner that Christ died (upright). It is often used with two keys, symbolizing the keys of heaven.The Alexandrian scholar Origen is the first to report that St. Peter was crucified head downward, for he had asked that he might suffer in this way. Some Catholics use this cross as a symbol of humility and unworthiness in comparison to Christ.
Read much more about the apostle Peter.
- The Sufferings of Eyewitnesses
- The Bones of Peter
- Josephus was a Jewish historian who wrote about the lives of the apostles
- Sermon on the holy apostles Peter and Paul Tuff piece but excellent arguments, we would like our readers to understand these arguments, but to also understand that all peoples who depend on Jesus are saved, including redeemed members of churches that sometimes misrepresent truth out of ignorance or tradition. The death of Jesus on the Cross is for sinners and we all are sinners in some respect. "We have all fallen short of The Glory of God," this is why Christ died for us.
- Jesus Still Turns Things Around
