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  2. Liberation of Peter - Wikipedia

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    The liberation of the apostle Peter is an event described in chapter 12 of the Acts of the Apostles, where the apostle Peter is rescued from prison by an angel.Although described in a short textual passage, the tale has given rise to theological discussions and has been the subject of a number of artworks.

  3. Acts 12 - Wikipedia

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    Acts 12 is the twelfth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.It records the death of the first apostle, James, son of Zebedee, followed by the miraculous escape of Peter from prison, the death of Herod Agrippa I, and the early ministry of Barnabas and Paul of Tarsus.

  4. Liberation of St Peter from Prison (Jacopo di Cione) - Wikipedia

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    Apostle Peter Released from Prison, Jacopo di Cione, 1370-1371 (Philadelphia Museum of Art). The Liberation of St Peter from Prison (also called the Deliverance of Saint Peter) is a small tempera on wood panel or predella from a large polyptych or multipanel altarpiece painted in 1370-1371 by Jacopo di Cione for the no-longer extant church of San Pier Maggiore in Florence, Italy.

  5. Deliverance of Saint Peter - Wikipedia

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    The Liberation of Saint Peter is a fresco painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Raphael. [1] It was painted in 1514 as part of Raphael's commission to decorate with frescoes the rooms that are now known as the Stanze di Raffaello, in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican.

  6. St. Peter ad Vincula - Wikipedia

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    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

  7. Saint Peter - Wikipedia

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    The Liberation of St. Peter from prison by an angel, by Giovanni Lanfranco, 1620–21. Peter was considered along with James the Just and John the Apostle as the three Pillars of the Church. [93] Legitimised by Jesus' appearance, Peter assumed leadership of the group of early followers, forming the Jerusalem ekklÄ“sia mentioned by Paul.

  8. Liberation of Peter (Murillo) - Wikipedia

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    Liberation of Peter is a 1665–1667 oil on canvas painting by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, depicting a scene of the liberation of Peter from Acts 12 : 5–17. It is now in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.

  9. The Denial of Saint Peter (Caravaggio) - Wikipedia

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    Battistello Caracciolo, The Liberation of St Peter, oil on canvas, Church of the Pio Monte della Misericordia (Naples) According to the account in the Gospels (Matthew 26:69–75; Mark 14:66–72; Luke 22:55–62; John 18:17–18, 25–27), when Christ was arrested Peter followed him into the courtyard "to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year" (following John ...