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The liberation of the apostle Peter is an event described in chapter 12 of the Acts of the Apostles, in which 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.
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
The scene depicts the liberation of Peter, an episode from Acts 12:3–19 in which Peter was put into prison in Jerusalem by King Herod, but the night before his trial an angel awoke him while he lay between two guards and "a light shone in the cell". Both the angel and Peter have saintly haloes; the angel has golden hair.
The painting shows how Saint Peter was liberated from Herod's prison by an angel, as described in Acts 12. It is technically an overdoor. The fresco shows three scenes in symmetrical balance formed by the fictive architecture and stairs. In the centre the angel wakes Peter, and on the right guides him past the sleeping guards.
The Liberation of Peter (1624), 104.5 × 86.5 cm, Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis, The Hague The Annunciation (1624), 134 x 85 cm, Whitfield Fine Art, London, London The Crucifixion with the Virgin and St. John , (c. 1625), 154.9 x 102.2 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York City
Australian Peter Norman, the silver medalist in the 200-meter run at the 1968 Olympic Games, supported Tommie Smith and John Carlos in their protest against unfair treatment of blacks in the ...
And so, in September 1944, the Russian Liberation Army was born. Its life would be short. Vlasov’s division fought only once for the Nazis, in February 1945, in a futile attempt to stop the ...
Saint Peter [note 1] (born Shimon Bar Yonah; died AD 64–68), [1] also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, [6] was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repeatedly and prominently in all four New Testament gospels as well as the Acts of the ...