Continued: Christian martyrs of Rome
Are they Peter's chains?
A final note. What about the chains in the Church of St.Peter on the Esquiline Hill? Some authorities believe the chains may actually come from the ancient prison of the Prefecture nearby. If that is so, could they have once held the apostle after all? And if not Peter, perhaps a believer like him, who shared his fate?
What signs shall we, Christians of the 21st century, leave as evidence of our belief?