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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:
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.
San Pietro in Vincoli ([sam ˈpjɛːtro iɱ ˈviŋkoli]; Saint Peter in Chains) is a Roman Catholic titular church and minor basilica in Rome, Italy.The church is on the Oppian Hill near Cavour metro station, a short distance from the Colosseum.
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.
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]
St Peter-in-Chains Church exterior. A new St Peter-in-Chains was opened by Cardinal Heenan on Palm Sunday 1973 and the shrine transferred to the new church. [5] The statue of Our Lady of Doncaster now stands in a circular shrine chapel on the north side of the church.
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains: 325 Eighth St W, Cincinnati Dedicated 1845, it was the first large church west of the Allegheny Mountains; listed on the National Register of Historic Places St. Pius X: 1662 Blue Rock St, Cincinnati Dedicated 1879, originally known as St. Patrick's; listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Reliquary containing the chains of St. Peter in St. Peter in Chains in Rome, Italy. Full of devotion, Balbina started to kiss the links of the pope's chains. But he said to her: "You shall not kiss these chains, but go out and find St. Peter's chains. Once you've found them, kiss them with devotion and you will soon be well."