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  2. Saint Stephen's Day - Wikipedia

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    Saint Stephen's Day is the second day of Christmastide and is celebrated in honour of one of the first Christian martyrs, Saint Stephen, [3] who was stoned to death in 36 AD. [ 4 ] Celebrations by country

  3. Saint Stephen - Wikipedia

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    St. Stephen's Church, Delhi and St. Stephen's Hospital, Delhi; St. Stephen's School, Chandigarh founded in 1986; St. Stephen's Church, Thope, is one of the parishes of the first diocese of India, Kollam. It is 216 years old and the patron of this parish is St. Stephen, the first Martyr of the Church and it is situated beside Kollam Beach

  4. Saint Stephen Martyr Catholic Church (Washington, D.C.)

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    A Solemn Mass was held at St. Matthew's to celebrate McNally's installation and creation of the parish. [4] St. Stephen's became the ninth Roman Catholic parish established in the city. [5] The original red brick church and rectory were designed by Adolf Cluss, one of the most important architects working in the District of Columbia in the mid ...

  5. Christmastide - Wikipedia

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    There are several celebrations within Christmastide, including Christmas Day (25 December), Saint Stephen's Day (26 December), Childermas (28 December), New Year's Eve (31 December), the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ or the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God , and the Feast of the Holy Family (date varies).

  6. Holy day of obligation - Wikipedia

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    Saint Stephen's Day or (Second Christmas Day) In addition, some federal states with a high percentage of Catholic people have one or more of the following holy days of obligation: Epiphany; Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ; Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (observed only in some regions of Bavaria as a holy day of ...

  7. Basilica of St. Stephen (New Orleans) - Wikipedia

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    Construction of the present St. Stephen Church commenced in 1871 and was completed in 1887. [5] The first mass in the new church was held on December 26, 1887, the day being the Feast of St. Stephen. [3] Its consecration was on January 1, 1888. [1] The spire of St. Stephen Church was

  8. Wren Day - Wikipedia

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    Wren Day (Irish: Lá an Dreoilín), or Hunt the Wren Day (Manx: Shelg yn Dreean), is an Irish and Manx custom on 26 December, Saint Stephen's Day (known in most of Ulster as Boxing Day). Traditionally, men and boys hunted a wren , which was revered as the 'king of the birds'.

  9. St. Stephen of Hungary Church (New York City) - Wikipedia

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    St. Stephen Parish and St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish were to be merged into St. Monica Parish at 413 East 79th Street. [6] A High Mass for the Feast of St. Stephen took place on August 23, 2015, the last major event for the parish. The final Mass was held on August 30. [7] After that, the Hungarian congregation moved to the nearby Church of ...