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title: St Peter Consecrates St Lawrence as Deacon
author: Louis-garden
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21352/st-peter-consecrates-st-lawrence-as-deacon/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-12-07
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# St Peter Consecrates St Lawrence as Deacon
_Authored by Louis-garden_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21352.jpg)
## Image Caption
*St Peter Consecrates St Lawrence as Deacon,* painting by Fra Angelico, photograph by Louis-garden, Vatican [City](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/), 06 November, 2007.
This [fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/) by Early Renaissance master, Fra Angelico, was part of a commission by Pope Nicolas V to paint the Niccoline Chapel in the Apostolic [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) at the Vatican (1447-1449 CE).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Louis-garden. (2025, December 07). St Peter Consecrates St Lawrence as Deacon. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Peter_Niccoline_Chapel.jpg) by [**Louis-garden**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Peter_Niccoline_Chapel.jpg). Submitted by [Hillary Smith](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/hillarysmith/ "User Page: Hillary Smith"), published on 07 December 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.