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“Every single one of St. Paul’s doctrines must have come from the eleven Apostles, since Paul’s encounter with the risen Christ is described in full and did not contain any teaching.”

Yes, you are correct, Quix — Paul was given an abundance of revelations — and many of them were of things that had been kept hidden from the Twelve, including Peter, until revealed to Paul.

2Co 12:1 - It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. {I will come: Gr. For I will come}
2Co 12:7 - And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
(KJV)

And further, Peter writing, said that many of Paul's writings were hard to be understood. He wasn't just speaking for others. Peter himself had to be instructed by Paul on the more advanced revelation concerning the Body of Christ (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians).

Interesting that Peter wrote only TWO books, and in them the word “church” appears only one time (1 Peter 5:13), and it was not about a church of which he himself was the pastor or bishop. Peter wrote to “scattered” people (1 Peter 1:1). This is odd if a “universal church” is built on Peter.

Why, Paul wrote SEVEN TIMES more books than Peter, at a volume ratio even greater, and SEVEN(!) of his books are directly to churches (interestingly, to match the number of churches who received letters in Revelation chs. 2 and 3).

I believe that these facts have a great bearing on the position of the two Apostles for the Church Age.