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Peter was imprisoned by Herod Antipas and rescued from prison by angels.
Biblical source: Acts 12:1-11
Inscribed on west face: Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod... [Acts 12:11]
East View: The angel comes to Peter in his cell. |
South View: The condemnation of Peter by Herod Antipas. |
West View: The angel leads Peter to freedom. |
North View: Sentries guard the door of the prison. |
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West side: detail of angel. |
East face: detail of Peter and the angel. |
Impost: West side. |
Impost: North side. |
Impost: East side. |
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Capital 20: Peter and Paul
Capital 25: Christ washes the feet of his disciples
Capital 44: Miracles of Peter
Capital 47: Calling the Apostles
New Testament Capitals:
Capital 1: Martyrdom fo John the Baptist
Capital 6: Martyrdom fo Stephen
Capital 12: Miracles of Christ
Capital 13: The Good Samaritan
Capital 14: Temptation of Christ
Capital 16: Transfiguration
Capital 18: Christ's baptism by John
Capital 25: Christ washes the feet of his disciples
Capital 27: Lazarus and the Rich Man
Capital 30: Wedding at Cana
Capital 32: Adoration of the Magi, Massacre of the Innocents
Capital 38: Annunciation and Visitation
Capital 44: Miracles of Peter
Capital 47: Calling the Apostles
Capital 56: Christ and the Samaritan Woman
Capital 61: Annunciation to the Shepherds
Capital 64: Raising of Lazarus
Capital 71: Beatitudes
Acts 12-1-11.
1 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church.
2 He killed James the brother of John with the sword;
3 and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread.
4 And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people.
5 So Peter was kept in prison; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.
6 The very night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison.
7 and behold, an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell; and he struck peter on the side and woke him, saying, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands.
8 And the angel said to him, "Wrap your mantle around you and follow me."
9 And he went out and followed him; he did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.
10 When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came out to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened to them of its own accord, and they went out and passed on through one street; and immediately the angel left him.
11 Peter came to himself, and said, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."
The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Revised Standard Version.
Inscriptions based on Robert Favereau, Jean Michaud, and Bernadette Leplant, Corpus des Inscriptions de la France Medievale. Vol. 8, Ariege, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrenees, Tarn-et-Garonne. Paris: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1982.
