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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.
St. Peter in Chains' striking single spire, made of pure white limestone, rises 224 feet (68 m) [5] above street level, which made the church the tallest man-made structure in the city for many decades. The columns are 33 feet (10 m) high, symbolizing the number of years in Jesus' life. [3]
Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains, Cincinnati, Ohio; Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica, Chicago, Illinois – carved in Pietrasanta Italy by Spartaco Palla. [3] Alexander Memorial Park Cemetery, Evansville, Indiana. The full-sized marble statue is located inside The Chapel Of Remembrance mausoleum. [4] St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Imogene ...
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:
Oak Creek – A 2.5-acre (10,000 m 2) park which is the smallest neighborhood park in the St. Peters park system. It provides a playground and several picnic tables in a two-acre setting. Old Town Park – An 8-acre (32,000 m 2) park and, at more than 100 years old, St. Peters' first. It has two ball diamonds, four horseshoe pits, two pavilions ...
St. Peter's Catholic Church, also known as Brush Creek Church, is a historic Roman Catholic church located near Rensselaer, Ralls County, Missouri. The church was built about 1862, and is a one-story, rectangular limestone building with limestone and sandstone ornamentation. It is topped by a gable roof with belfry.
A number of churches are named after "St Peter in Chains" (Latin 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.
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.