For the other apostles, who die faithful to Jesus ... As Pervo states, “Readers know what to expect: the angel will escort Peter out of prison and give him instructions” (Pervo, Acts, 304) ...

Grill over the hole where prisoners where thrown down into the lower level of Mamertine Prison(Photo: EWTN News) According to tradition, the Mamertine is also the place where the apostles Peter ...

About a decade ago, when my family was on vacation in Rome, Italy, we visited the Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli (“Saint Peter ... prison chains that tradition claims belonged to the apostle ...

The film portrays Saint Peter reflecting on his time with Jesus and his fellow Apostles during his final imprisonment in Rome. In particular, Peter attempts to convert one of his jailers ...

The two apostles are said to have caused an underground ... the Emperor Constantine built the first Basilica of St Peter. The hellish prison in which the founder of the Roman Church supposedly ...

Find today’s readings here. Unlikely things can happen in a prison. Most movies and TV shows would have you believe that the guards and the prisoners, enclosed in the same space, are sworn ...