Just an explanation on #5 by Filippino Lippi. Peter did many miracles himself, in this case, raising the son of Theophilus, who had previously imprisoned Peter. Paul, wanting to befriend Theophilus, told him that Peter could resurrect the boy who had been dead for 14 years. Peter did the miracle and Thephilus and 10,0000 Antiochians were subsequently converted and baptized.
According to the Golden Legend (a wonderful medieval book containing a wealth of historical and traditional information and which was widely read during the Middle Ages): “Suddenly a light appeared there, and all the sick people were healed. And that same day the Holy Ghost showed so greatly his grace, that from the least unto the most, all believed in our Lord Jesus Christ. And there were baptized in seven days more than ten thousand persons of men, women, and children, and also Theophilus, the lord and provost of the city, to whom St. Peter had raised his son which had been fourteen years dead.
And some say that of his palace he made a church in the which all the people set up a chair for St. Peter to sit in more higher, for to preach the doctrine of Jesus Christ, and the better to be heard and seen. And of the exalting thus of St. Peter into this chair, this feast taketh the name of the chairing of St. Peter. And in this church was St. Peter seven years, and from thence he went to Rome and governed the church of Rome twenty-five years.”
Ah, I see now this is from a much later instance of Peter preaching. I wondered whether it belonged with this narrative, because the boy seemed incongruous; but I decided to include it anyway, because of its caption, of course—but also because I might not have another opportunity, because art likely will be so scarce on those later instances that I won’t be able to present them.
First I ever heard of that. Knew the disciples raised peol,e fro. The dead. But one that was dead 14 years dead? Pretty amazing
Lovely and informative commentary! :-)