Saint Peter is referenced in Catholic biblical canon.
Saint Peter ( Syriac/Aramaic : ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ ܟܹ݁ܐܦ݂ܵܐ , Shemayon Keppa , שמעון בר יונה , Πέτρος , according to the New Testament , was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ , leaders of the early Christian Great Church . According to New Testament accounts , Peter was one of twelve apostles chosen by Jesus from his first disciples . Two general epistles in the New Testament are ascribed to Peter , but modern scholars reject the Petrine authorship of both .