Barque of Saint Peter
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The Barque of Saint Peter symbolises the Catholic Church as a barque. Saint Peter, the first pope, was a fisherman who became one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus. The Catholic Church believes that all succeeding popes, as his successors, steer the Barque.[1] This may explain the etymology of the central part of churches, the nave, which stems from the Latin word for ship, navis.[2]