“Peter’s chair was royal, priestly and magisterial; royal, because Peter was prince of all kings; (priestly) because he was pastor of all priests and clerics; and magisterial, because he was a teacher of all Christians,” highlights the blessed.
4. The relationship between the “crown” of Saint Peter and the tonsure
Blessed Santiago adds that there are those who maintain that the feast of the Chair of Saint Peter in Antioch would also be associated with the tonsure that monks and clerics performed. This practice consists of shaving the top of the head in the shape of a circle, and its origin could be related to Saint Peter.