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Saint Peter

The weary apostle who trudged the world beside Our Lord, forever doubting that Paradise could be worth the cold and hunger of the road.

supporting

First appearance: Our Lord and Saint Peter

As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Saint Peter is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Newly arrived in Paradise but grieving over his mother's exclusion; becomes angry and demands to leave.
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Peter has walked from door to door with Christ, begging houseroom on stormy nights, and cannot always fathom why the Lord of all the world should endure such hardship. Now seated on Paradise Mountain, he looks back on…

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16 connections

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CHChristGEGudmund Erland…UTUncle TheodoreETEmperor TiberiusRMRobber MotherSPSaint Peter

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Italian and Religious Folktale Figures
  • Historical and Legendary Figures
  • Protagonist
  • Artists and Moral Subjects
  • Religious and Domestic Figures

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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