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Saint Stephen

Stephen (Greek: Στέφανος, romanized: Stéphanos, lit. 'wreath, crown'; c. AD 5 – c. 34) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity. According to the Acts of the Apostles, he was a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem who angered members of various synagogues by his teachings. Accused of blasphemy at his trial, he made…

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Red Martyr, stones, dalmatic, censer, miniature church, Gospel Book, martyr's palm. In Orthodox and Eastern Christianity he often wears an orarion
Born
c. AD 5
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Died
33–36 (aged 27–31) Jerusalem, Judaea, Roman Empire
Feast
25 December (Armenian Apostolic Church) 26 December (Western) 27 December, 4 January, 2 August, 15 September (Eastern) Tobi 1 (Coptic Christianity)
Patronage
Altar servers; Acoma Native American Pueblo; Bricklayers; casket makers; Cetona, Italy; deacons; headaches; horses; Kessel, Belgium; masons; Owensboro, Kentucky; Passau, Germany…

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Saint Stephen

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related to India · 49
Saint Stephen → Catholic Forane Church, Centre, Chandigarh, Church, Delhi, DelhiSt, Francis Xavier, Goa, Hebron Larruna PetersSt, Holy Relics, ICSE/ISC, India, India Principal, IndiaSt, It, Kattanam, Kattanam Valiyapalli, KattanamSt, Kerala, Khandwa
related to Eastern Christianity · 27
Saint Stephen → Byzantine Rite, Christmas, Coptic, December, December Julian, Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Orthodox Church, Feast, Gregorian, Holy Innocents, However, In, January, Julian, Malankara, Nativity, Oriental Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Orthodox, Saint Stephen's
related to Public holidays · 27
Saint Stephen → Anglican, Austria, Balearic Isles, Catalonia, Catholic, Croatia, Czech Republic, December, Denmark, English Christmas, Feast, Finland, Germany, Good King Wenceslas, Hungary, In Western Christianity, Ireland, It, Italy, Lutheran
related to Italy · 26
Saint Stephen → Abissini, Basilica, Basilica Papale, Built, Caelian Hill, City, Constantine, Coptic Christian, Ethiopia, Greek, Latin, Lorenzo, Mura, National Church, PaulMilan, Rome, RomeRome, Saint Lawrence, Saint Zecheriah, San Paolo
related to Tomb and relics of Stephen · 21
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related to Western Christianity · 18
Saint Stephen → August, Christmas, Church, December, England, Eucharist, Evening Prayer, Festival, Historically, Hours, In, Invention, Liturgy, Octave, Relics, Roman Catholic Church, Stephen, The
related to Armenian Liturgy · 17
Saint Stephen → Armenian, Armenian Apostolic, Armenian Catholic Churches, Armenian Church, Christmas, Constantine, December, In, January, Jesus, Julian, Julian Calendar, Nativity, Nativity/Theophany, Saint Stephen's Day, Theophany, This
related to Other associations · 13
Saint Stephen → Catholic Church, Church's, Florence, Grateful Dead, Guild, Halberstadt, In, Orsanmichele, St, Stephen, Stephen's, The, Thus
related to External links · 12
Saint Stephen → Benedict XVI, Colonnade Statue, Death, Ecumenical Lexicon, First Martyr, Life, Reflection, Saints, St, St Peter's Square, Stephen St, Stephen The Protomartyr
related to Jerusalem · 12
Saint Stephen → Byzantine, Christian, Damascus Gate, French Saint-Étienne, Greek Orthodox Church, Jerusalem, Lions' Gate, Old City, St, Stephan's Gate, Stephen's, Stephen's Basilica

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Saint StephenAttributesRed Martyr, stones, dalmatic, censer, miniature church, Gospel Book, martyr's palm. In Orthodox and Eastern Christianity he often wears an orarion1.00infobox
Saint StephenBornc. AD 51.00infobox
Saint StephenCanonizedPre-Congregation1.00infobox
Saint StephenDied33–36 (aged 27–31) Jerusalem, Judaea, Roman Empire1.00infobox
Saint StephenFeast25 December (Armenian Apostolic Church) 26 December (Western) 27 December, 4 January, 2 August, 15 September (Eastern) Tobi 1 (Coptic Christianity)1.00infobox
Saint StephenPatronageAltar servers; Acoma Native American Pueblo; Bricklayers; casket makers; Cetona, Italy; deacons; headaches; horses; Kessel, Belgium; masons; Owensboro, Kentucky; Passau, Germany…1.00infobox
Saint StephenVenerated inAll Christian denominations that venerate saints1.00infobox
Saint Stephenis apatron saint of the wool guild.In the 14th0.90text
Saint Stephenrelated to AndorraChurch0.60section
Saint Stephenrelated to AndorraAndorra0.60section
Saint Stephenrelated to AndorraVella0.60section
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