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Saint Stephen's Purse (Latin: Sacculum idem Sanctus Stephanus, German: Stephansbursa or Stephansburse) is a rectangular gold 9th-century reliquary studded with gem stones. It is part of the Imperial Regalia of the Holy Roman Empire. It consists of a purse containing soil that is claimed to be soaked with the blood of St. Stephen. [1]
Stephen (and by extension 'reward, honor, renown, fame', often given as a title rather than as a name; c. AD 5 – c. 34) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity. 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.
St Stephen's, Sneinton, Nottingham – has strong links to William Booth and The Salvation Army. The parents of D.H. Lawrence married in the church on 27 December 1875; St Stephen's Walbrook, City of London – first recorded in C11 and rebuilt to Wren's design after the Great Fire; St Stephen's Church, Saint Vincent Street, Edinburgh, Scotland ...
The start of the traditional Christian observance of the last walk of Jesus from prison to crucifixion, the Via Dolorosa, begins at the Lions' Gate, called St Stephen's Gate by Christians. Carved into the wall above the gate are four lions, two on the left and two on the right.
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In the Republic of Ireland, Saint Stephen's Day (Irish: Lá Fhéile Stiofáin) is one of ten official public holidays. [5] Its name is sometimes shortened to "Stephen's Day" (Irish: Lá 'le Stiofáin), particularly in informal contexts. [6] Saint Stephen's Day is also called Wren Day (Irish: Lá an Dreoilín) in parts of Ireland.
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.