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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.
By the 1930s, St. Peter in Chains had become dilapidated, its signature white limestone covered in soot. In 1938, Archbishop John T. McNicholas moved the archdiocesan seat from St. Peter in Chains to the more modern St. Monica's in the Clifton Heights neighborhood north of downtown. St. Peter in Chains deteriorated further as an ordinary parish ...
Purcell began construction of Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral, which was consecrated in 1846. [18] Seeking a larger seminary to replace St. Francis Xavier, Purcell in 1851 constructed Mount St. Mary's of the West Seminary on Price Hill in Cincinnati.
328 W. McMillan St., Cincinnati Newman Center for University of Cincinnati: 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
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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:
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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.