St. Peter ad Vincula

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, was rescued by an angel. Frequently seen translations are:

English – St Peter in Chains
French – Saint Pierre aux Liens, Saint Pierre ès Liens
Italian – San Pietro in Vincoli, San Pietro in Vinculis
Latin – Sanctus Petrus ad Vincula (gen. Sancti Petri ad Vincula)
Latvian – Svētā Pētera ķēdēs
German – St Petri Ketten, St Peter in Ketten, St Petrus in Ketten, Petri Kettenfeier (feast)
Dutch – Sint Petrus' Banden, St Pieter in de Banden, Sint-Pietersbanden[kerk]
Polish – Święty Piotr w Okowach
Spanish – San Pedro Encadenado

It may refer to:

Festivals and relics[]

Liturgical feast of the Liberation of Saint Peter) celebrated on 1 August in:
- the pre-1962 General Calendar of the Roman Rite and listed in:
  - Tridentine Calendar
  - General Roman Calendar as in 1954
  - General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII.
- as a major double feast day by some traditionalist Catholics
- a third class feast by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP)
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[]

St. Peter in Chains Church (Beringen)
[nl], Flemish Brabant
Sint-Pietersbandenkerk, Dudzele, Bruges
Church Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, a protected heritage site in Ellezelles
Sint-Pieters-in-de-Banden, Oostkamp, West Flanders
Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens Saint-Pierre, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre

Canada[]

Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, an historic place in Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Cathedral of Saint Peter-in-Chains, Peterborough, Ontario

Croatia[]

St Peter, Uble, Island of Lastovo

Czech Republic[]

Kostel svatého Petra v okovech, Kostelní Hlavno, Prague-East District
[cs], Krahulov, Třebíč District
Saint Peter ad Vincula Church, Velenka, Nymburk District

Germany[]

[de], Trebur, Hesse
[de], Saarland
Kirche St. Peter in Ketten, Boppard, Rhineland-Palatinate
[de], Bad Kissingen, Lower Franconia
[de], Wasserlosen, Bavaria
[de], Lower Saxony
[de], Lower Saxony
[de], Biberach, Upper Swabia
[de], Saarland
St. Peter in Ketten, Montabaur, Rhineland-Palatinate
[de], 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[]

Sint Petrus' Banden, Diemen, North Holland
Sint-Petrus' Bandenkerk, Hilvarenbeek
Sint Petrus' Banden, Leende, North Brabant
Sint Petrus Banden, Oirschot
Sint Petrus' Banden, Venray, Limburg

Poland[]

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Spain[]

San Pedro ad Víncula, Alfoz de Lloredo, Cantabria
San Pedro ad Víncula, Escañuela, Jaén
Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Madrid, Vallecas, Madrid

Switzerland[]

Eglise Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, a cultural property of regional significance in Geneva, 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
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
St Peter ad Vincula, Folkington, East Sussex
St Peter ad Vincula, Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire
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[]

St. Peter in Chains, Ballymacoda, County Cork

Scotland[]

St Peter ad Vincula, Ardrossan, North Ayrshire

Wales[]

St Peter ad Vincula, Pennal, the chapel of Owain Glyndŵr

United States[]

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains (Cincinnati), Ohio

St. Peter in Chains Hamilton, Ohio

Other uses[]

Deusdedit of San Pietro in Vincoli (died 1097–1100), cardinal-priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
St. Peter In Chains School, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Ville Saint-Pierre, a neighborhood of Montreal, Canada, that was originally named Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens
Cimitero di San Pietro in Vincoli, a cemetery in Turin, Italy