St. Peter ad Vincula explained
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:
- English – St Peter in Chains
- Filipino –,
- French –,
- Italian –,
- Latin – (gen.)
- Latvian –
- German –,,, (feast)
- Dutch –,,
- Polish –
- Slovak – Svätý Peter v Okovách
- Spanish –
- Swedish – Petri fäng
It may refer to:
Festivals and relics
- Liturgical feast of the Liberation of Saint Peter celebrated on 1 August in:
- Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy and All-Glorious Apostle Peter on January 16 in the Orthodox Church.
- Relics of the Chains of St. Peter
Church buildings
Belgium
Canada
Croatia
- St Peter, Uble, Island of Lastovo
Czech Republic
- Kostel svatého Petra v okovech, Kostelní Hlavno, Prague-East District
- , Krahulov, Třebíč District
- Saint Peter ad Vincula Church, Velenka, Nymburk District
Germany
- , Trebur, Hesse
- , Saarland
- Kirche St. Peter in Ketten, Boppard, Rhineland-Palatinate
- , Bad Kissingen, Lower Franconia
- , Wasserlosen, Bavaria
- , Lower Saxony
- , Lower Saxony
- , Biberach, Upper Swabia
- , Saarland
- St. Peter in Ketten, Montabaur, Rhineland-Palatinate
- , Eichsfeld, Thuringia
- St. Petrus Kirche, Rust, Baden-Württemberg
France
- Saint-Pierre es Liens, Alaigne, Aude, Occitanie
- Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, Alata, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica
- Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, Allemans, Dordogne
- Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, Ambly-Fleury, Ardennes, Grand Est
- Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, Annot, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Parish church of Saint-Victor and Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Antignac, Cantal
- Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, Antisanti, Haute-Corse
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Argançon, Aube
- Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Arrelles, Aube, Grand Est
- Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, Arzano, Finistère, Brittany
- Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, Aurignac, Haute-Garonne
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Avon-la-Pèze, Aube
- Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, Balaives-et-Butz, Ardennes, Grand Est
- Saint Pierre-es-Liens, Balot, Côte-d'Or
- Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Bassignac-le-Haut, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Église de Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Bessan, Hérault
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Blérancourt, Aisne
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Boigny-sur-Bionne, Loiret
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Bourdeilles, Dordogne
- Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, Bulle, Gruyère
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Chantérac, Dordogne
- Église St-Pierre-aux-Liens (Chapelle des Carmes-Déchaux), Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne
- Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens altar, Brasparts Parish close, Châteaulin, Brittany
- Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Chédigny, Indre-et-Loire
- Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Cohennoz, Savoie
- Église St-Pierre-ès-Liens, Colonzelle, Drôme
- Église St-Pierre-aux-Liens, Curbigny, Saône-et-Loire
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Cussac, Haute-Vienne
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-liens, Dampierre-en-Bresse, Saône-et-Loire
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-liens, La Douze, Dordogne
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Aubie-et-Espessas, Gironde
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, L'Escarène, Alpes-Maritimes
- Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, Étais-la-Sauvin, Yonne
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Eyvirat, Dordogne
- Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Fervaches, Manches
- Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, Garat, Charente
- Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, La Giettaz, Savoie
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Dercie, Le Gua, Charente-Maritime
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Jumeauville, Île-de-France
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Les Riceys, Aube
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Médis, Charente-Maritime
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Ménestérol, Montpon-Ménestérol, Dordogne
- Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Mérifons, Hérault
- Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, Molliens-Dreuil, Somme, Hauts-de-France
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Lien, Mondonville, Haute-Garonne
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Moyemont, Voges
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Négrondes, Dordogne
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, (replaced by Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac), Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac, Dordogne
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Noailhac, Limousin
- Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, Orgerus, Yvelines
- Church of Saint Pierre-ès-Liens of Doumillac, Pujols, Lot-et-Garonne
- Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Rampoux, Lot
- Église Saint-Pierre-aux-liens, Ruoms, Ardéche
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-liens, Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac, Dordogne
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Saint-Pierre-de-Côle, Dordogne
- Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens Church, Sorigny, Indre-et-Loire
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Thaims, Charente-Maritime
- Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Vieux-Mareuil, Dordogne
Italy
- Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome, the origin of the dedication
- San Pietro in Vincoli, Bienno, Val Camonica, Lombardy (deconsecrated)
- San Pietro in Vinculis, Castellino del Biferno, Molise
- San Pietro in Vincoli, Ittiri, Province of Sassari
- San Pietro in Vincoli, Lanzo Torinese Turin, Piedmont
- San Pietro in Vincoli, Madignano, Lombardy
- San Pietro in Vincoli, Moncalvo, Asti, Piedmont
- San Pietro in Vinculis, Naples
- San Pietro in Vinculis (Pisa)
- San Pietro in Vincoli, Salerno
- San Pietro in Vincoli, Spinone al Lago, Bergamo
- San Pietro in Vincoli, Tavernette, Cumiana, Piedmont
Netherlands
- , Bergeijk
- , Diemen
- , Gilze
- , Hilvarenbeek
- , Heer, Maastricht
- , Heesch
- , Leende
- , Macharen
- , Oirschot
- , Oisterwijk
- , Son
- , Venray
Spain
Switzerland
United Kingdom
England
- St Peter ad Vincula, Bottesford, Lincolnshire
- Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Broad Hinton, Wiltshire
- St Peter ad Vincula, Coggeshall, Essex
- Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Colemore, Hampshire
- Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Combe Martin, Combe Martin, Devon
- Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Ashwater, Devon
- St Peter ad Vincula, Coveney, Cambridgeshire
- Church of St Nicholas and St Peter ad Vincula, Curdworth, Warwickshire
- St Peter ad Vincula, Ditton, Kent
- Our Lady of Doncaster or St Peter-in-Chains, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
- Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Folkington, East Sussex
- St Peter ad Vincula Church, Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire
- St Peter in Chains Roman Catholic Church, Stroud Green, London
- Church of St Peter ad Vincula, the Chapel Royal in the Tower of London
- St Peter ad Vincula, South Newington, Oxfordshire
- St Peter ad Vincula, Ratley, Warwickshire
- St Peter ad Vincula, Royden, Essex
- Our Lady of the Angels and St Peter in Chains Church, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
- St Peter ad Vincula, Stoke Minster
- Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire
- St Peter's Church, Threekingham, Lincolnshire; dedicated to St Peter ad Vincula
- St Peter ad Vincula, Tibberton, Worcestershire
- St Peter ad Vincula, Tollard Royal, Wiltshire
- St Peter ad Vincula, Wisborough Green, West Sussex
Ireland
Scotland
- St Peter ad Vincula, Ardrossan, North Ayrshire
Wales
United States
Other uses
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