Feast of Saint Stephen
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The Feast of Saint Stephen is a Christian liturgical celebration, traditionally observed on December 26 in Western churches, honoring Saint Stephen as the first Christian martyr.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Feast of Saint Stephen canonical | 3 |
| Feast of St. Stephen | 1 |
| feast of Saint Stephen | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast day
ⓘ
Christian martyr ⓘ liturgical celebration ⓘ protomartyr ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Second Day of Christmas
ⓘ
St Stephen’s Day ⓘ |
| associatedScripture |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
surface form:
Acts 6
Acts of the Apostles ⓘ
surface form:
Acts 7
|
| associatedWith |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Boxing Day traditions in some English-speaking countries ⓘ first Christian martyr ⓘ |
| calendarRelation | second day of the Octave of Christmas in the Roman Rite ⓘ |
| carolLyricReference | "Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen" ⓘ |
| commemorates | martyrdom of Saint Stephen ⓘ |
| countrySpecificName | Wren Day in Ireland ⓘ |
| dateInAnglicanCommunion | December 26 ⓘ |
| dateInEasternOrthodoxChurchesJulianCalendar | December 27 ⓘ |
| dateInLutheranChurches | December 26 ⓘ |
| dateInRomanCatholicChurch | December 26 ⓘ |
| dateInWesternChristianity | December 26 ⓘ |
| follows |
Christmas
ⓘ
surface form:
Christmas Day
|
| hasLiturgicalFocus |
faithfulness unto death
ⓘ
forgiveness of persecutors ⓘ witness to Christ ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
charity to the poor
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ service in the Church ⓘ |
| honors | Saint Stephen ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | red ⓘ |
| liturgicalRankInRomanRite | Feast ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Christmas season ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Good King Wenceslas
ⓘ
surface form:
traditional carol "Good King Wenceslas"
|
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicans
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Christians
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutherans
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Christians
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholics
|
| originPeriod | early Christian Church ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian liturgical year
ⓘ
General Roman Calendar ⓘ |
| patronageConnection |
deacons
ⓘ
stonemasons ⓘ those persecuted for faith ⓘ |
| publicHolidayIn |
Catalonia
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ some European countries ⓘ |
| typeOfObservance | fixed-date feast ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
feast of Saint Stephen
subject surface form:
Cantata II (Christmas Oratorio)
this entity surface form:
Feast of St. Stephen
subject surface form:
Festum Sanctorum Innocentium