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"St. Stephen" is a song by the Grateful Dead, written by Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh and Robert Hunter and originally released on the 1969 studio album Aoxomoxoa. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The same year, a live version of the song was released on Live/Dead , their first concert album.
Stephen (Greek: Στέφανος, romanized: Stéphanos; c. AD 5 – c. 34) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity. [2] 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.
Saint Stephen is also the patron saint of Republika Srpska, one of two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. St. Stephen's Day, 9 January, is celebrated as the Day of the Republika Srpska or Dan Republike, though mainly as an anniversary of the 1992 events rather than as a religious feast.
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians , as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( Ancient Greek : Στέφανος Stéphanos ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts , was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or " protomartyr ") of the Christian ...
Stephen appears on the scene and recounts Revelation as a literal truth, to which the crowd declares blasphemy, and Caiaphas has him arrested and beaten. The text then has Stephen appear before Pontius Pilate , whom he tells to not speak, and orders him to recognize Jesus.
Satirist Stephen Colbert tore into Donald Trump on The Late Show on Wednesday night over his unconvincing pivot to Bible salesmanship.. Mr Colbert began his opening monologue by recapping the ...
The Sermon of Saint Stephen is an oil-on-canvas painting by Italian artist Vittore Carpaccio, done in 1514. The painting is from the Venetian Renaissance and depicts the first Christian martyr, St. Stephen, giving a sermon. The painting involves its audience as active witnesses to St. Stephen's actions and influence.
"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 being the day after Christmas.