The Apostle Peter, also known as Saint Peter, Shimon "Keipha" Ben-Yonah/Bar-Yonah, Simon Peter, Cephas and Keipha?original name Shimon or Simeon () ( (Acts )?was one of the Twelve Apostles whom Jesus chose as his original disciples. His life is prominently featured in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. Peter was a Galilean fisherman assigned a leadership role by Jesus (; ). Many within the early Church, such as St. IrenaeusIrenaeus, Adversus Haereses 3:3:20., allege, assert,