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The cycle occupies the two lateral walls and the end wall of the Cappella Maggiore, covering a surface of 400 m 2 (4,300 sq ft) in total. [2] At the left (looking from the nave towards the high altar) are the Stories of Saint Stephen, the titular saint of the church and patron saint of Prato; at the right are the Stories of Saint John the Baptist, the protector of nearby Florence.
St. Stephen's Basilica, Jerusalem, in French Saint-Étienne, at the traditional place of St Stephen's martyrdom; modern church over ruins of Byzantine 5th-century predecessor St. Stephan's Gate , the Christian name of one of the city gates of the Old City of Jerusalem , also known as the " Lions' Gate ".
The Revelation of Stephen, or Apocalypse of Stephen, is a text of New Testament apocrypha. It features Saint Stephen , one of the Seven Deacons to the Twelve Apostles . Summary
A Faroese stamp commemorating the Faroese ballad "Rudisar vísa", on the same story "St. Stephen and Herod" ( Roud 3963, Child 22) is a traditional English Christmas carol . [ 1 ] It depicts the martyrdom of Saint Stephen as occurring, with wild anachronism , under Herod the Great , and claims that that was the reason for St. Stephen's Day ...
Madonna and Child with St Peter Martyr, by Lorenzo Lotto Joan of Arc being burned at the stake, by Jules-Eugène Lenepveu. Tewdrig, 6th c. [61] Boethius, 6th c. [62] Sigismund of Burgundy, 524 [63] Edwin of Northumbria, 633 in the Battle of Hatfield Chase [64] Oswald of Northumbria, 642 in the Battle of Maserfield [65] Projectus of Clermont, 676
Stories of Saint Stephen and Saint John the Baptist; Suardi Chapel; T. Tornabuoni Altarpiece; V. Virgin and Child with Saints Stephen, Jerome and Maurice (Titian, Paris)
The best-known tradition linked to the Stephen's Day (Finnish: tapaninpäivä) is "the ride of Stephen's Day" which refers to a sleigh ride with horses. These merry rides along village streets were seen in contrast to the silent and pious mood of the preceding Christmas days.
The Parish Church of Saint Stephen is currently the Sanctuary of the Most Holy Miracle of Santarém. Since the miracle occurred, this church has been the destination of countless processions, carried out by the royal court, or by great personalities of the nobility and clergy, especially under the pretext of illness, floods, or drought.