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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. The name alludes to the Biblical story of the Liberation of Peter.
The church's cornerstone was laid on May 20, 1841, under the direction of then-bishop—later archbishop—John Baptist Purcell, and the church was formally dedicated on November 2, 1845, as the first large church west of the Allegheny Mountains. [3] On June 29, 2020, Pope Francis conferred the title of minor basilica on St. Peter in Chains. [4]
The Cathedral of St. Peter-in-Chains is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peterborough, Ontario, and one of the oldest Catholic churches in Ontario. It is located at 411 Reid Street in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. St. Peter's was designed by James Chevette in the Gothic Revival style. It was elevated to a cathedral in 1882.
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:
St Peter ad Vincula was the church of the extra-parochial area of Tower Within, part of the Liberties of the Tower of London. [15] On 16 December 1729 the church was added to the bills of mortality , a record of burials in London, but was excluded in 1730 because of a successful claim by the inhabitants of it being extra-parochial and outside ...
A Roman Catholic church in Doncaster, St Peter-in-Chains, was dedicated in 1855. A new shrine was established in 1868 after Phyffers of London were commissioned to produce the new statue. That church featured a remarkable tympanum over the main portal.
Our Lady of the Angels and St Peter in Chains Church or Our Lady and St Peter's Chains Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. It was built in 1857 and designed by Charles Hansom. It is situated on Hartshill Road close to the junction with Shelton Old Road, south of Queensway, in the centre of the city
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains. This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati.The archdiocese covers the southwest region of the U.S. state of Ohio, including the greater Cincinnati and Dayton metropolitan areas. [1]