1 August – Saint Peter ad Vincula

Compositions artistiques (about)

Annus Dierum Sanctorum
Erunt tibi compedes eius in protectionem.
shall his fetters be a strong defence for thee.
Ecclestasticus 6.30
Vincula illius alligatura salutis.
His bands are a healthful binding.
Ecclestasticus 6.31

Modern Hagiography

Roman Martyrology

Sanctorale Catholicum

Lives of the Saints by Alban Butler.

Lives of the Saints by Francis Weninger.

Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould.

The Liturgical Year by Dom Guéranger.

Pictorial Lives of the Saints 

La vie des saints 

La vie des saints

Our Birthday Bouquet Culled from the Shrines of the Saints and the Gardens of the Poets by Eleanor C. Donnelly.

Pictorial Half Hours with the Saints by Auguste François Lecanu.

The Lives of Saints, with Other Feasts of the Year, According to the Roman Calendar by Peter Ribadeneira.

“The Feast of Peter’s Chains” by Aubrey de Vere.

Biblical Text 

Acts 12 

Medieval Hagiography

BHL, Supplement 

Acta Sanctorum

The Golden Legend (and illustrations)

Breviarium RomanumLatin & English.

Art & Architecture

Index of Medieval Art

Catalogo generale dei beni culturali

BeWeB

Wikimedia Commoms

Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – In Prison & Released by an Angel

The Church of San Pietro in Vincoli – 7th century mosaic of Saint Sebastian

The Deliverance of Peter by Raphael

Mirabilia urbis Romae 

Music

Cantus: A Database for Latin Ecclesiastical Chant

Medieval Music Database

Hymn for Feast of Saint Peter’s Chains 

Customs & Devotions

Feastday Cookbook

Manna for the Soul: Meditations for Every Day of the Year by Paulo Segneri.