Today in the Catholic Church we commemorate heroes of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. The Holy Maccabees stayed faithful to Judaism under persecution and eventually drove their pagan oppressors from their land. Meanwhile, St. Peter was miraculously freed from prison by an angel after “prayer was made without ceasing by the church unto God for him.” (Acts 12:5)
Sadly, protestants mostly have no idea of the Maccabees.