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Saint Peter ad Vincula (Saint Peter in Chains) alludes to the Bible story of the Liberation of Saint Peter, when the Apostle Peter, imprisoned by King Herod Agrippa, was rescued by an angel. Frequently seen translations are:
The chain is now kept in a reliquary under the main altar in the basilica. [4] Since 1894, a link of the chain has been housed in St Peter's Church, [5] Rutland, Vermont. [6] Around the world, numerous churches to St Peter bear the Ad Vincula suffix, relating to the basilica and relic. Of interest in this context are St Peter's two imprisonments.
The Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula ("St Peter in chains") is a Chapel Royal and the former parish church of the Tower of London. The chapel's name refers to the story of Saint Peter 's imprisonment under Herod Agrippa in Jerusalem.
A number of churches are named after "Saintt Peter in Chains" (St Peter ad Vincula, Italian San Pietro in Vincoli), including in Rome (which claims to house the very chains that fell from Peter's hands [6]), in Pisa, in London, at Birżebbuġa in southern Malta, Tollard Royal (UK), in Cincinnati, and in Wheelersburg, OH.
Ardrossan is served by three primary schools (St Peter's Primary School, Stanley Primary School, and Winton Primary School) and two secondary schools: Ardrossan Academy, a non-denominational school opened in 1882, has about 1,050 students from Ardrossan, Saltcoats, West Kilbride and Seamill; St Matthews Academy in Saltcoats is the secondary ...
St. Peter ad Vincula church in Coggeshall, Essex Coggeshall Church, Essex , 1940, by John Armstrong at Tate Britain 51°52′29″N 0°41′26″E / 51.874781°N 0.690423°E / 51.874781; 0.
It is thought that the church was so named by Glyndŵr in competition with the chapel of St Peter ad Vincula in the Tower of London, one of the chapels royal of his rival, King Henry IV of England. Pennal was regarded with honour because of its status as one of the 21 llysoedd, the courts of the native Welsh Princes of Gwynedd. [3]
The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains is a Catholic cathedral of the Latin Church in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The basilica is a Greek revival structure located at 8th and Plum streets in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States. It is dedicated to Saint Peter's imprisonment and liberation.