Ubi Petrus, ibi ecclesia

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Does anyone know where the saying “Ubi Petrus, ibi ecclesia” comes from?
 
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Does anyone know where the saying “Ubi Petrus, ibi ecclesia” comes from?
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Easy: Ambrose of Milan,
 
Peace be with you!

What exactly does that mean? ___ Peter, ___church.
 
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Peace be with you!

What exactly does that mean? ___ Peter, ___church.
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“Where Peter is, there is the Church.”
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This is actually a good follow-up to St. Ignatius of Antioch’s saying: Where the bishop is, there let the people is; just as where Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.
 
Hi Elisabeth,
The exact quote is
Ubi ergo Petrus, ibi Ecclesia; ubi Ecclesia, ibi nulla mors sed vita aeterna
and you find it in St. Ambroses: "In Psalmum XL Enarratio, PL XIV, 1134
 
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