Saint Peter ad Vincula (Saint Peter in Chains) alludes to the Bible story of the

Liberation of Saint Peter The liberation of the apostle Peter is an event described in the Acts of the Apostles, Acts 12, chapter 12 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 th ...

, when the Apostle Peter, imprisoned by King

Herod Agrippa Herod Agrippa (Roman name Marcus Julius Agrippa; born around 11–10 BC – in Caesarea), also known as Herod II or Agrippa I (), was a grandson of Herod the Great and King of Judea from AD 41 to 44. He was the father of Herod Agrippa II, the ...

, was rescued by an

angel In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...

. Frequently seen translations are: *English – St Peter in Chains *Filipino – , *French – , *Italian – , *Latin – (

gen. The Book of Genesis (from Greek language, Greek ; Hebrew language, Hebrew: בְּרֵאשִׁית ''Bəreʾšīt'', "In hebeginning") is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its Hebrew name is the same as its i ...

) *Latvian – *German – , , , (feast) *Dutch – , , *Polish – *Spanish – 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 The Roman Rite ( la, Ritus Romanus) is the primary liturgical rite of the Latin Church, the largest of the ''sui iuris'' particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church. It developed in the Latin language in the city of Rome and, while dist ...

and listed in: *** Tridentine Calendar ***

General Roman Calendar as in 1954 This article lists the feast days of the General Roman Calendar as they were at the end of 1954. It is essentially the same calendar established by Pope Pius X (1903–1914) following his liturgical reforms, but it also incorporates changes that we ...

***

General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII In 1955, Pope Pius XII made several changes to the General Roman Calendar of 1954; those changes remained in force until 1960, when Pope John XXIII decreed a new revision of the General Roman Calendar (see General Roman Calendar of 1960). The chan ...

. ** as a major double feast day by some traditionalist Catholics ** a third class feast by the

Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter ( la, Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Petri; FSSP) is a traditionalist Catholic society of apostolic life for priests and seminarians which is in communion with the Holy See. The society was founded in 19 ...

(FSSP) * Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy and All-Glorious Apostle Peter on January 16 in the Orthodox Church. *

Relics In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects of the saint or venerated person preserved for purposes of veneration as a tangi ...

of the Chains of St. Peter

Church buildings

Belgium

St. Peter in Chains Church (Beringen) The St. Peter in Chains Church (in Dutch language, Dutch: Sint-Pietersbandenkerk) is a church in Neo-Gothic style with a rich Baroque interior located at the Market Square in Beringen, Belgium, Beringen, Belgium. It is the parish church of Beringe ...

* ,

Bertem Bertem () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Bertem proper, Korbeek-Dijle and Leefdaal. On January 1, 2006, Bertem had a total populatio ...

* ,

Dudzele Dudzele is a village and subdivision in the municipality of Bruges, Belgium. See also *West Flanders File:Dudzele - Sint-Pietersbandenkerk 2.jpg, Sint-Pietersbandenkerk in Dudzele File:Belgica (Boudewijn channel).jpg, The RV Belgica (A962) ...

, Bruges * ,

Halen Halen (), formerly Haelen ( li, Hôle), is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg, to the west of Hasselt. On January 1, 2018, Halen had a ...

* ,

Lommel Lommel () is a municipality and a city in the Belgian province of Limburg. The Kempen city has about 34,000 inhabitants and is part of the electoral district and the judicial district Lommel Neerpelt. Besides residential town of Lommel also has ...

* Church Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, a protected heritage site in

Ellezelles Ellezelles (; nl, Elzele; pcd, Elzîle; wa, Elziele) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It consists of the following districts: Ellezelles, Lahamaide, and Wodecq. Bordering Flanders, the town is home ...

* ,

Oostkamp Oostkamp (; vls, Ôostkamp) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Hertsberge, Oostkamp proper, Ruddervoorde and Waardamme. On January 1, 2019, Oostkamp had a total population ...

Canada

* Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, an historic place in Gloucester County, New Brunswick *

Cathedral of Saint Peter-in-Chains The Cathedral of St. Peter-in-Chains is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peterborough, Ontario, and one of the oldest Catholic churches in Ontario. It is located at 411 Reid Street in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. St. Peter's ...

, Peterborough, Ontario

Croatia

* St Peter,

Uble Uble, also referred to as Ubli, is a small coastal village in southern Croatia. It is located on the island of Lastovo in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. The single nave Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a ...

, Island of Lastovo

Czech Republic

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

Velenka Velenka is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Geography Velenka is located about southwest of Nymburk and east of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape ...

, Nymburk District

Germany

* , Trebur, Hesse * , Saarland * Kirche St. Peter in Ketten,

Boppard Boppard (), formerly also spelled Boppart, is a town and municipality (since the 1976 inclusion of 9 neighbouring villages, ''Ortsbezirken'') in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (Districts of Germany, district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, lying in t ...

, Rhineland-Palatinate * , Bad Kissingen, Lower Franconia * , Wasserlosen, Bavaria * , Lower Saxony * , Lower Saxony * , Biberach, Upper Swabia * , Saarland * St. Peter in Ketten,

Montabaur Montabaur () is a town and the district seat of the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. At the same time, it is also the administrative centre of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Montabaur – a kind of collective municipality – to w ...

, Rhineland-Palatinate * , Eichsfeld, Thuringia * St. Petrus Kirche,

Rust Rust is an iron oxide, a usually reddish-brown oxide formed by the reaction of iron and oxygen in the catalytic presence of water or air moisture. Rust consists of hydrous iron(III) oxides (Fe2O3·nH2O) and iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH ...

, Baden-Württemberg

France

* Saint-Pierre es Liens,

Alaigne Alaigne (; oc, Alanha) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Alaignois'' or ''Alaignoises'' Geography The commune is located some 10 km north-west of ...

, Aude, Occitanie * Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens,

Alata, Corse-du-Sud Alata () is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department, on the French island of Corsica. It is within the metropolitan area of the capital Ajaccio. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Alatais'' or 'Alataises'' Geography Alata is 7 km ...

, Corsica * Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, Allemans, Dordogne * Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens,

Ambly-Fleury Ambly-Fleury () is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France. Geography Ambly-Fleury is located some 10 km east by south-east of Rethel and some 23 km north-west of Vouziers. Access to the commu ...

, Ardennes, Grand Est * Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens,

Annot Annot (; oc, Anòt) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Annotains'' or ''Annotaines'' The commune has been awar ...

, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur * Parish church of Saint-Victor and Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens,

Antignac, Cantal Antignac (; oc, Antinhac) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Antignacois'' or ''Antignacoises'' Geography Antignac lies in the valley of the Sumè ...

* Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens,

Antisanti Antisanti (in Corsican language, Corsican ''Antisanti'', pronounced �̃ŋ.ti.ˈzɑ̃ːŋ.ti is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) Departments of France, department of France on the island of Corsica. The inhabita ...

, Haute-Corse * Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens,

Argançon Argançon () is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France. Geography Argançon is located some 8 km east by north-east of Vendeuvre-sur-Barse and 8 km north-west of Bar-sur-Aube in the Orient Fo ...

, Aube * Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens,

Arrelles Arrelles () is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of northern-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arrellois'' or ''Arrelloises''. Geography Arrelles is located some 25 km south-east of Troye ...

, Aube, Grand Est * Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens,

Arzano, Finistère Arzano (; br, An Arzhanaou) is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. It lies on the D22 road. Population Inhabitants of Arzano are called ''Arzanois''. Geography The village centre is located northeast ...

, Brittany * Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens,

Aurignac Aurignac (; oc, Aurinhac) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France, close to the Pyrénées. It was the seat of the former canton of Aurignac (population 4,160), which was composed of 19 communes. It is part of the anci ...

, Haute-Garonne * Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens,

Avon-la-Pèze Avon-la-Pèze () is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Avonnais'' or ''Avonnaises''. Geography Avon-la-Pèze is located some 30 km north-west of T ...

, Aube * Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens,

Balaives-et-Butz Balaives-et-Butz is a former commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Flize. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Balaiviens'' or ''Balaiviennes''. ...

, Ardennes, Grand Est * Saint Pierre-es-Liens,

Balot, Côte-d'Or Balot () is a Communes of France, commune in the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography Balot is located some 10 Kilometre, km south-west of Châtillon-sur-Seine and 25 Kil ...

* Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Bassignac-le-Haut, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine * Église de Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens,

Bessan Bessan (; oc, Beçan) is a commune in the Hérault department of the Occitanie region in France. Its inhabitants are known as 'Bessanais' in French. Geography Built among vineyards on the river Hérault, Bessan is a mainly agricultural villa ...

, Hérault * Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens,

Blérancourt Blérancourt () is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Aisne in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population Sights The Château de Blérancourt, an influential design by Salomon de Brosse houses the Na ...

, Aisne * Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens,

Boigny-sur-Bionne Boigny-sur-Bionne () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Population Economy IBM has an office in Boigny-sur-Bionne.Bourdeilles Bourdeilles (; oc, Bordelha) is a commune in the Dordogne department (administrative division) in southwestern France. Sights *The château de Bourdeilles, which is a complex consisting of a medieval part and a Renaissance style part, built in t ...

, Dordogne * Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens,

Bulle Bulle (; frp, Bulo ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In January 2006 Bulle incorporated the formerly independent municipality of La Tour-de-Trême. History Ancient times Bulle is first ...

, Gruyère * Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens,

Chantérac Chantérac (; oc, Chantairac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Château de Chantérac is a château in the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Dordogne department The following ...

, Dordogne * Église St-Pierre-aux-Liens (Chapelle des Carmes-Déchaux),

Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat (dialect), Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and Communes of France, commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions of France, region, with a population ...

, Auvergne * Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens altar, Brasparts Parish close, Châteaulin, Brittany * Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens,

Chédigny Chédigny () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Indrois, which flows northwest through the southern part of the commune. Population See also *Communes of the In ...

, Indre-et-Loire * Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de

Cohennoz Cohennoz () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Geography The Chéran forms the commune's western border. See also *Communes of the Savoie department The following is a list of the ...

, 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 La Douze (; oc, La Dosa) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Les Versannes station has rail connections to Périgueux and Agen. Population History The lordship of La Douze was acquired in 13 ...

, Dordogne * Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Aubie-et-Espessas, Gironde * Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens,

L'Escarène L'Escarène (; oc, L'Escarèa) is an ancient commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860, named ''Scarena''. It was a main stop along the Route de Sel during the 14th, 1 ...

, 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 Garat is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente department The following is a list of the 364 communes of the Charente department of France. The communes cooperate in th ...

* Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens,

La Giettaz La Giettaz is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Savoie department The following is a list of the 273 communes of the Savoie department of France. The co ...

, Savoie * Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Dercie,

Le Gua, Charente-Maritime Le Gua () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of Franc ...

* Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Jumeauville, Île-de-France * Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens,

Les Riceys Les Riceys () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. It is situated in an important viticultural area, and in particular is known for Rosé des Riceys wine. With its 866 ha of vines, it is the commune that has the large ...

, Aube * Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens,

Médis Médis () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. ...

, 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 Moyemont () is a Communes of France, commune in the Vosges (department), Vosges Departments of France, department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Geography Moyemont is a rural commune positioned between Charmes, Vosges, Charmes to the west a ...

, Voges * Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Négrondes, Dordogne * Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, (replaced by Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac),

Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac (; oc, Nòstra Dama de Sanilhac) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Sanilhac.Noailhac, Limousin * Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, Orgerus, Yvelines * Church of Saint Pierre-ès-Liens of Doumillac,

Pujols, Lot-et-Garonne Pujols (; oc, Pujòls) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Geography Location This once fortified town lies within the municipal community of Greater Villeneuve and overlooks the Lot valley and the city of Vill ...

* Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Rampoux, Lot * Église Saint-Pierre-aux-liens,

Ruoms Ruoms () is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Ame ...

, Ardéche * Église Saint-Pierre-ès-liens,

Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac (; Limousin: ''Sent Peir de Chinhac'') is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Périgueux and Brive-la-Gail ...

, Dordogne * Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens,

Saint-Pierre-de-Côle Saint-Pierre-de-Côle (, literally ''Saint-Pierre of Côle''; Limousin: ''Sent Peir de Còla'') is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Geography The river Côle flows southwestward through the middle ...

, Dordogne * Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens Church,

Sorigny Sorigny () is a French commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire. Sorigny has been twinned with the village of Box, in Wiltshire, Great Britain, since 2016. History It is a parish that was confirmed in March 1031 by a cha ...

, Indre-et-Loire * Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Thaims, Charente-Maritime * Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens,

Vieux-Mareuil Vieux-Mareuil (; Limousin: ''Vielh Maruelh'') is a former commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Mareuil en Périgord.San Pietro in Vincoli San Pietro in Vincoli (; Saint Peter in Chains) is a Roman Catholic titular church and minor basilica in Rome, Italy, best known for being the home of Michelangelo's statue of Moses, part of the tomb of Pope Julius II. The '' Titulus S. Petri ...

in Rome, the origin of the dedication * San Pietro in Vincoli,

Bienno Bienno ( Camunian: ) is an Italian ''comune'' in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, Lombardy, classed as one of the five most beautiful villages of Italy by the Council of Tourism of the Association of Italian Municipalities (ANCI). Geography ...

, Val Camonica, Lombardy (deconsecrated) * San Pietro in Vinculis,

Castellino del Biferno Castellino del Biferno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso. Castellino del Biferno borders the following municipalities: Campolieto, Lucito, Matrice, Mor ...

, Molise *San Pietro in Vincoli,

Ittiri Ittiri ( sc, Itiri Cannedu) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about south of Sassari. It is part of the Logudoro traditional region. Ittiri is locat ...

, Province of Sassari * San Pietro in Vincoli,

Lanzo Torinese Lanzo Torinese (''Lans'' in Piedmontese and arpitan) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin, region of Piedmont, northwestern Italy. It is located about northwest of Turin at the mouth of the Valli di Lanzo. History L ...

Turin, Piedmont * San Pietro in Vincoli, Madignano, Lombardy * San Pietro in Vincoli,

Moncalvo Moncalvo is a village and ''comune'' in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northeast of Asti on the national road SS 547 which links Asti to Casale Monferrato and Vercelli. Historically it ...

, Asti, Piedmont * San Pietro in Vinculis, Naples *

San Pietro in Vinculis (Pisa) San Pietro in Vinculis is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church in Pisa, region of Tuscany, Italy. History It was built by the Augustinians in 1072-1118 over a pre-existing edifice. The rectory was added a few years later. The structure foll ...

* San Pietro in Vincoli,

Salerno Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...

* San Pietro in Vincoli,

Spinone al Lago Spinone al Lago ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Bergamo, on the left bank of the Lake Endine. It is home to t ...

, Bergamo * San Pietro in Vincoli,

Tavernette Tavernette is a ''frazione'' (neighbourhood) of Cumiana, in Piedmont, northern Italy. Its name comes from the latin ''tabernae'' (in English ''tavern'' or ''country pub''). Geography It is a borough located in the Chisola Valley, in the east ...

, Cumiana, Piedmont

Netherlands

* ,

Bergeijk Bergeijk () is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. It consists of an area of and had a population of in . It is one of 21 municipalities, including Eindhoven, that make up the Eindhoven Region Co ...

* ,

Diemen Diemen () is a town and municipality with a population of in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is located approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Amsterdam's city centre, within the Amsterdam metropolitan area. Etymology The na ...

* ,

Gilze Gilze en Rijen () is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. The municipality contains four villages: Rijen, Gilze, Hulten and Molenschot. It is home to the Gilze-Rijen Air Base. Rijen grew in the 19th century due to its leather factories. P ...

* ,

Hilvarenbeek Hilvarenbeek () is a municipality and a town in the south of the Netherlands, along the border with Belgium. The biggest tourist attraction is called Beekse Bergen, consisting of a safari park, amusement park/playground, holiday bungalow park, an ...

* ,

Heer, Maastricht Heer is a neighbourhood of Maastricht, in the Dutch province of Limburg. Heer is a former municipality and village, incorporated into Maastricht in 1970 and, until 1828, this municipality was called "Heer en Keer". The municipality covered the for ...

* , Heesch * ,

Leende Leende is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, approximately 12 km southeast of Eindhoven. History The village was first mentioned in 1253 as Lieende. The etymology is unclear ...

* ,

Macharen Macharen is a village in the southern part of the Netherlands, in the province North Brabant. It is part of the Oss municipality. The village was first mentioned in 1107 as Machera, and means "suitable sandy ridge". The Catholic St Petrus Bande ...

* ,

Oirschot Oirschot (; ''Orskot'' in the Brabantian dialect, local dialect) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. It is situated from the city of Eindhoven and from the city of Tilburg in the provin ...

* ,

Oisterwijk Oisterwijk () is a municipality and a city in the south of the Netherlands. Population centres * Haaren * Heukelom *Moergestel *Oisterwijk Topography ''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Oisterwijk, 2021'' Transportation * Railway ...

* ,

Son A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and some current c ...

* ,

Venray Venray or Venraij (; li, Venroj) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, the Netherlands. The municipality of Venray consists of 14 towns over an area of , with 43,494 inhabitants as o ...

Poland

* * * *

Spain

* San Pedro ad Víncula,

Alfoz de Lloredo Alfoz de Lloredo is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2007 census, the city has a population of 2.538 inhabitants. Its capital is Novales. Towns * La Busta * Cóbreces * Cigüenza *Novales ...

, Cantabria * San Pedro ad Víncula, Escañuela, Jaén *

Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Madrid The Church of St Peter ad Vincula (Spanish: ''Iglesia de San Pedro ad Vincula'') is a church located in Villa de Vallecas district in Madrid (Spain). The design of the building is attributed to the well-known architect Juan de Herrera. It was b ...

, 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 Bottesford is a town in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England. Historically a village, Bottesford forms a contiguous urban area of Scunthorpe. In the 2001 Census, Bottesford's population was recorded as 11,171, falling to 11,038 at the 20 ...

* 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 The Church of St Peter ad Vincula is the Church of England parish church for the village of Combe Martin in North Devon in the UK. Possibly built on the site of a Saxon church, construction of the present building began in the 13th-century with ...

Combe Martin Combe Martin is a village, civil parish and former manor on the North Devon coast about east of Ilfracombe. It is a small seaside resort with a sheltered cove on the northwest edge of the Exmoor National Park. Due to the narrowness of the ...

, Devon * St Peter ad Vincula,

Coveney, Cambridgeshire Coveney is a village northwest of Ely in Cambridgeshire. Coveney is on a small Fen 'island' rising to above sea level, some west from Ely city as the crow flies, but nearly twice that distance by the main road. The village is situated on a b ...

Church of St Nicholas and St Peter ad Vincula, Curdworth St Nicholas and St Peter ad Vincula Church is located in Curdworth, Warwickshire, England. It is dedicated to St Nicholas and St Peter ad Vincula. History and architecture The present Church of St Nicholas and St Peter ad Vincula is of Norman ...

, Warwickshire * St Peter ad Vincula, Ditton, Kent *

Our Lady of Doncaster Our Lady of Doncaster is a Marian shrine located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The original statue in the Carmelite friary was destroyed during the English Reformation. A modern shrine was erected in St Peter-in-Chains Church (or spe ...

or St Peter-in-Chains, Doncaster, South Yorkshire * St Peter ad Vincula, Folkington, East Sussex * St Peter ad Vincula,

Hampton Lucy Hampton Lucy is a village and civil parish on the River Avon, northeast of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 566. History The grammar school at Hampton Lucy was ...

, Warwickshire *

Church of St Peter ad Vincula The Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula ("St Peter in chains") is the former parish church of the Tower of London. It is situated within the Tower's Inner Ward, and the current building dates from 1520, although the church was established severa ...

, the Chapel Royal in the Tower of London *

St Peter ad Vincula, South Newington The Parish Church of Saint Peter ad Vincula, South Newington is the Church of England parish church of South Newington, a village about southwest of Banbury in Oxfordshire. The church is one of only 15 in England dedicated to St Peter ad Vin ...

, Oxfordshire * St Peter ad Vincula,

Ratley Ratley is a village in the civil parish of Ratley and Upton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England. The population of the civil parish in 2011 was 327. It is on the northwest side of the Edge Hill escarpment about above sea level. T ...

, Warwickshire * St Peter ad Vincula, Royden, Essex *

Our Lady of the Angels and St Peter in Chains Church, Stoke-on-Trent Our Lady of the Angels and St Peter in Chains Church or Our Lady and St Peter's Chains Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. It was built in 1857 and designed by Charles Hansom. It is situated on Hartshill Ro ...

, Staffordshire * St Peter ad Vincula,

Stoke Minster Stoke Minster is the main church of St Peter ad Vincula and main church in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England. Which is now the main church of the wider city of Stoke-on-Trent. Name and dedication The dedication to St Peter ad Vincu ...

* Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire *

St Peter's Church, Threekingham St Peter's Church is a church in Threekingham, Lincolnshire. It is dedicated to St. Peter ad Vincula (St Peter in chains). It became a Grade I listed building on 1 February 1967. A Saxon church, mentioned in the Domesday Book Domesday Book ...

, Lincolnshire; dedicated to St Peter ad Vincula * St Peter ad Vincula,

Tibberton, Worcestershire Tibberton is a village in Worcestershire, England. It is located around 4 miles north-east of Worcester and less than a mile from junction 6 of the M5 motorway. The Worcester and Birmingham Canal passes just to the north of the village. A numbe ...

* St Peter ad Vincula,

Tollard Royal Tollard Royal is a village and civil parish on Cranborne Chase, Wiltshire, England. The parish is on Wiltshire's southern boundary with Dorset and the village is southeast of the Dorset town of Shaftesbury, on the B3081 road between Shaftesbury ...

, Wiltshire * St Peter ad Vincula,

Wisborough Green Wisborough Green is a village and civil parish in the north of the Chichester district of West Sussex, England, west of Billingshurst on the A272 road. Newbridge, where the A272 crosses the River Arun east of the village, was the highest poin ...

, West Sussex

Ireland

* St. Peter in Chains,

Ballymacoda Ballymacoda () is a small village in County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 185 people. Located in East Cork, the village is home to one pub, a post office, and Saint Peter in Chains Roman Catholic church. T ...

, County Cork

Scotland

* St Peter ad Vincula,

Ardrossan Ardrossan (; ) is a town on the North Ayrshire coast in southwestern Scotland. The town has a population of 10,670 and forms part of a conurbation with Saltcoats and Stevenston known as the 'Three Towns'. Ardrossan is located on the east shore ...

, North Ayrshire

Wales

St Peter ad Vincula, Pennal The parish church of St Peter ad Vincula (meaning ''Liberation of Saint Peter, Saint Peter in Chains'') in the village of Pennal in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, is notable as the site of the last senate meeting held by the Welsh prince Owain Glyn ...

, the chapel of Owain Glyndŵr

United States

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains (Cincinnati) Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains is a Catholic cathedral of the Latin Church in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The basilica is a Greek revival structure located at 8th and Plum streets in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States. ...

, Ohio St. Peter in Chains Hamilton, Ohio

Other uses

Deusdedit of San Pietro in Vincoli Deusdedit (died between 1097 and 1100) was the cardinal-priest of San Pietro in Vincoli (Sanctus Petrus ad Vincula). Born at Todi, he was a friend of Pope Gregory VII and defender of his reformation measures. Deusdedit joined the Benedictine Order ...

(died 1097–1100), cardinal-priest of San Pietro in Vincoli * St. Peter In Chains School, Hamilton, Ohio, United States *

Ville Saint-Pierre Ville Saint-Pierre is a small neighbourhood of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located in the Borough of Lachine. It was a separate town until it merged with Lachine in 1999. In 2002, the amalgamated city of Lachine merged into Montreal. T ...

, a neighborhood of Montreal, Canada, that was originally named Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens * Cimitero di San Pietro in Vincoli, a cemetery in

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...

, Italy