St Stephen
Stoned early Christian
St Stephen, also written Saint Stephen, refers most often to the first Christian martyr, a deacon stoned to death in Jerusalem as recounted in the Acts of the Apostles.
His feast day, December 26, is Boxing Day in Britain and a public holiday in several European countries.
The name also belongs to various churches, schools, and places named in his honor.
- SaintHoly person's title
- patron saintHoly figure guarding devotees
- sanctifyMake officially holy
- martyrVictim for beliefs
- feast daySaint's commemorative holiday
carols · Acts of the Apostles · deacon · laying on of hands · stoning · forgiveness · Christmas traditions · Good King Wenceslas · persecution · Boxing Day · Hungary · witness · medieval art · courage · Sanhedrin · Jerusalem · intercession · sacrifice
- Austrian Catholicismarchdiocese, Salzburg, dioceses, cardinals, archbishops
martyrdom vs persecution
St Stephenpersecutor
One who harasses relentlessly
executioner · inquisitor · Nero · tormentor · oppressor