Saint Peter is considered the prince of the apostles, the vicar of Christ on earth or the doorman of Heaven. Named Simon, along with his brother, Saint Andrew, was called to follow Jesus and, since then, he took the name Peter, in metaphorical reference to the stone upon which Christ build the Church. He was the first Bishop of Rome and died martyr the same day Saint Paul, who he is often associated with, was crucified upside down.

Peter usually looks like an elderly man with grey tonsured hair and short curly beard. His most characteristic attribut is they keys to the kingdom of the heavens that Christ promise’s him in the Gospel, although, as an apostle, he often also has a book in his hand. Moreover, as Peter is considered to be the first Pope of the Church, he wears the suitable attire, the triple papal tiara or triregnum.