Catholic Church (Western) is named after Saint Peter. The church stands at the location where the city’s fortress and its prominent bell tower once stood, making it one of the city’s iconic landmarks..
Peter`s Dream
So, as mentioned, Simon Bar Yona went up to pray on the rooftop and fell into a deep sleep. In his dream, he saw the heavens open, and from them descended a cloth or tent containing all the creatures of the earth. A voice called out to him, saying, ‘Rise, Peter, kill, and eat.’ Peter refused because, according to Jewish law, it is forbidden to eat unclean animals. But the voice told him again, ‘What God has cleansed, you must not call common.’ In other words, Peter understood that God was permitting Jews to eat non-kosher animals, thereby setting apart a distinct group of Jews who would later form the Christian faith, breaking away from Judaism
Peter`s Name
His original name was Simon bar Yona. In the New Testament, the sacred book for Christians, it is recounted that when Jesus proclaimed himself as the Messiah and the Son of God, he bestowed upon Simon the Aramaic name ‘Cephas,’ which means ‘rock’ in Hebrew – ‘Sela.’ In Greek translation, this became ‘Peter,’ like the red rock – ‘Petrā.’ The implication is that the New Testament, founded by Jesus on the basis of Simon, and this foundation is as solid and unyielding as a rock