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Where did St. Peter live during Jesusā ministry?
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St. Peter the Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle, painting by Gerardus Laurentius Keultjes, 1816; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
During the ministry of Jesus, St. Peter lived in Capernaum, a city located on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. The New Testament records that Jesus visited Peterās home in Capernaum to cure his mother-in-law, and Peterās boat was used by Jesus to instruct the crowds.12