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 – San Pedro sa Tanikalà, San Pedro sa Kadena
  • 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

Church buildings

Belgium

Canada

Croatia

  • St Peter, Uble, Island of Lastovo

Czech Republic

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

Germany

  • St. Petrus in Ketten (Astheim), Trebur, Hesse
  • St. Petrus in Ketten (Bliesmengen-Bolchen), Saarland
  • Kirche St. Peter in Ketten, Boppard, Rhineland-Palatinate
  • St. Petrus in Ketten (Burkardroth), Bad Kissingen, Lower Franconia
  • St. Petrus in Ketten (Brebersdorf), Wasserlosen, Bavaria
  • St. Petrus zu den Ketten, Lower Saxony
  • St.-Petrus-Kirche (Gesmold), Lower Saxony
  • St. Petrus in Ketten (Haslach), Biberach, Upper Swabia
  • St. Petrus in Ketten (Hilbringen), Saarland
  • St. Peter in Ketten, Montabaur, Rhineland-Palatinate
  • St. Petrus in Ketten (Reinholterode), Eichsfeld, Thuringia
  • St. Petrus Kirche, Rust, Baden-Württemberg

France

Italy

Netherlands

Poland

  • Parafia św. Piotra w Okowach w Białej k. Wieluńia
  • Parafia św. Piotra w Okowach w Chobienicach
  • Parafia św. Piotra w Okowach w Pietrzwałdzie
  • Parafia Świętego Marcina i Świętego Piotra w Okowach w Konarzewie

Spain

Switzerland

United Kingdom

England

Ireland

Scotland

  • St Peter ad Vincula, Ardrossan, North Ayrshire

Wales

United States

St. Peter in Chains Hamilton, Ohio

Other uses

See also

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