Pope Linus
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Pope Linus was the bishop of Rome from c. 68 to his death in 80. He is generally regarded as the second bishop of Rome, after Saint Peter. As with all the early popes, he was canonized.
10th-century Byzantine portrait of Linus from Menologion of Basil II in the Vatican Library
Saint Peter
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Saint Peter, also known as Peter the Apostle and Simon Peter, or Cephas was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repeatedly and pr
Pope Linus
…Greek: Λῖνος, Linos; died c. 80) was the bishop of Rome from c. 68 to his death in 80. He is generally regarded as the second bishop of Rome, after Saint Peter. As with all the early popes, he was canonized. According to Irenaeus, Linus is the same person as the one mentioned in the New Testament. Linus is…
Saint Peter, an early 6th-century Byzantine icon in Saint Catherine's Monastery, depicting Peter holding the Keys of Heaven and a martyr's cross
The Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew, 1603–1606, Caravaggio
St. Peter's Church, Capernaum on the north side of the Sea of Galilee. A Franciscan church is built upon the traditional site of Apostle Peter's house.
The Calling of the Apostles Peter and Andrew (from the Maestà), by Duccio, c. 1308 – c. 1311