BARRED BUT UNBROKEN
Saint Peter found himself alone
in a cell inSt. Peter in Prison
(The Apostle Peter Kneeling)by
Rembrandt van Rijn (1631).
At a Christian service held
secretly in the Roman catacombs
(opposite, top), Roman soldiers
attacked the believers, in an
illustration by Selmar Hess
(c. 1880). Opposite, bottom:
Peter was ultimately executed
by the Romans.Crucifixion of
St. Peter,from the Church of San
Michele in Bosco, Bologna, Italy
(c. 16th century).
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