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Jun 23, 2024 · Just after Christmas, the Catholic Church remembers its first martyr, and one of its first deacons, Saint Stephen. Roman Catholics celebrate his feast Dec. 26, while Eastern Catholics honor him...
3 days ago · St. Stephen . Feast Day: December 26 – CNA. Just after Christmas, the Catholic Church remembers its first martyr, and one of its first deacons, Saint Stephen. Roman Catholics celebrate his feast Dec. 26, while Eastern Catholics honor him one day later.
5 days ago · On Aug. 16, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of King Saint Stephen of Hungary, the monarch who led his country to embrace the Christian faith during the 11th century.
6 days ago · Stephen’s martyrdom was overseen by a Pharisee named Saul — later St. Paul — who became a disciple after a dramatic vision of Christ and became a martyr himself. Numerous popes have reflected over the years on the importance of St. Stephen in the life of the Church.
Jun 18, 2024 · St Stephen was a Deacon and the first Christian martyr of the Church. He was stoned to death in the first century, as recorded in Acts 7. Read the full St Stephen novena on the novena page.
Jun 25, 2024 · Saint Stephen is known as the “Proto-Martyr,” insofar as he was the first of the early disciples to shed his blood for Christ. The account of his martyrdom by stoning is related in the Acts of the Apostles. Because of the manner of his death, he is recognized as patron of stoneworkers and masons.
6 days ago · From St. Nicholas to St. Stephen: Meet the Saints of Christmas HOLY RELICS. Father Joseph Marquis, pastor of Sacred Heart Byzantine Church that houses All Saints Shrine in Livonia, Michigan, has amassed a collection of saints’ relics, including, shown clockwise from far left, the bones of St. Nicholas, the Wise Men (along with a piece ...
