The apostle, who was previously called Simon, was a son of the fisherman the Ions from Vifsaidy Galileisky and the brother of the apostle Andrei Pervosvannogo, who brought it to Christ. Saint Peter was married and had a house in Kапернауме.

Called by Christ the Savior behind fishing on Lake Gennissaretsky, he always expressed the unique devotion and determination, for which was also honored the unique approach to God together with the apostles Jacob and John Bogoslovom. Strong and ardent in spirit, he naturally occupied the influential place among Christowych the Apostles. He first resolutely confessed the God of Jesus Christ, that is, the Messiah, for which he was also awarded the designation Stone (Pyotr). On this stone Petrovoy of faith the God promised to create the Church, which врата адовы will not cope. Shortly before His crucifixion, Apostle Peter three times abdicated God from the bitter tears of repentance, as a result of which after the Resurrection God restored him to the apostleship, троекратно, according to the number отречений washed, ordered him to take the lambs and to herd the sheep. According to legend, when the rooster sang, Apostle Pyotr remembered the faint-hearted renunciation since Christ every morning and began to cry bitterly.

Apostle Peter the First supported the distribution and assertion of the Church of Christ after the Holy Spirit, who delivered a powerful sermon to the people on the Day of Pyatidesyatnitsy and turned 3,000 souls to Christ. After a certain time, cured of lameness from birth, he converted 5,000 more Jews to faith after the second sermon. The spiritual power that came from Apostle Peter was so strong that even the shadow that fell on the patient lying in the street healed her (Dejan. 5, 15). Kнига of deeds from the 1st chapter to the 12th tells of his apostolic activity.

The holy Apostle Pavel, who originally bore the Jewish name Sawl, belonged to the knee of Veniaminowu and was born in the city of Tarse (in Asia Minor), who was then praised by the Greek Academy and the education of the residents. As the native of this city, which happened from the Jews, got out of slavery to the Roman citizens, Pavel was legally the Roman citizen. In Tarse Pawel received his first education. He received his subsequent education in Jerusalem, in the academies with the famous teacher Gamaliila, who was considered a connoisseur of the law. Here, according to the custom inherited from the Jews, young Savl studied the art of making tents, which later helped him to earn food from his own work.

Young Savl showed himself to be a strong zealot of Pharisaic legends and a persecutor of the faith of Hristovoy. He became a witness to Stefana's death, and then Sinedrion officially got the power to persecute Christians even outside Palestine in Damascus.

The God who saw in it "the container chosen for Himself" on the way to Damascus called it to serve as an apostle in a wonderful way. During Sawla's journey, ярчайший illuminated the light from which he fell blindly to the earth. The voice rang out from the light: “Sawl, Sawl, why are you driving Me?” When Sawla asked: “Who are you?” — The God answered: “I Jesus, you drive him”. The god has ordered Sawlu to go to Damascus, where he will be instructed what to do next. The satellites of Sawla heard the voice of Christ, but did not see the light. Brought to Damascus, Savl, who was blind, was taught the faith and on the third day Ananiej was baptized. After baptism, Sawl regained his sight. Since that time he became a zealous preacher of early persecuted learning. For a time he went to Arabia, and then returned to Damascus to preach about Christ. The anger of the Jews, outraged by his address to Christ, forced him to run to Jerusalem, where he joined the company of believers and met the apostles. Because of the attempt on him by ellinists he went to the relatives of Tars. From here he was summoned to preach from Varnawa in Antioch, and later traveled with him to Jerusalem, where help was brought to the needy.