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St. Peter the Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle, painting by Gerardus Laurentius Keultjes, 1816; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
According to the New Testament account in the Acts of the Apostles, St. Peter the Apostle was imprisoned by Herod Agrippa I around 44 ce.123
While Peter was in prison, he was visited by an "angel of the Lord." During this miraculous encounter, the chains fell from his hands, allowing him to make his escape. Following his release, Peter went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, before departing for another location.1