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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.
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.
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 ...
Carpaccio's iconography for his St. Stephen paintings was based on the Acts of Apostles from the Bible as well as St. Stephen's history and role as a patron saint. [4] The painting includes a variety of ethnic groups, reflecting on the passage in Acts 6:9 which describes the types of people present for St. Stephen's series of events.
Some stories say that it is hunted on St Stephen's Day because a wren wakened the guards when Saint Stephen tried to escape from captivity. Another says that the saint had a pet wren that was stoned to death along with him. Yet another rationalizes it as a memorial of the Massacre of the Innocents. [25]
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"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.