[artios]

Peter was never in Rome - he went to Bablyon with John Mark. cf I and II Peter...

[DrJasper]

How did is body wind up in Rome?

[Thoreau]

Actually...Peter founded the church in Antioch, before he ever went to Rome...which still exists today as the Antiochian Orthodox Church. The current Patriarch of Antioch is Patriarch Ignatius IV, named after the saint of this thread.

[Campion]

Peter was never in Rome - he went to Bablyon

The historical Babylon was in ruins when the Epistles were written. It was a caravan watering hole, not much more than that.

"Babylon" was popularly used by the Jews of that day as a code word for Rome. Also, the evidence from both tradition and archaeology that Peter died in Rome is overwhelming. In fact, the archaeological evidence alone is convincing proof that Peter's tomb is exactly where it should be, underneath the high altar of St. Peter's basilica.