St Stephen
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St Stephen is a Christian martyr and deacon venerated as the first recorded martyr of the Church, whose feast is celebrated on December 26 in Western Christianity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Stephen canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyr
ⓘ
New Testament person ⓘ deacon ⓘ protomartyr ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Protomartyr Stephen
NERFINISHED
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Saint Stephen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | apostles ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | persecution of the early Church in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Gamaliel (according to tradition)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saul of Tarsus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalBookChapter |
Acts 6
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ⓘ
Acts 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
Second Day of Christmas (Western Christianity)
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Synaxis of the Holy Protomartyr Stephen (Byzantine rite) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | stoning ⓘ |
| deathManner | martyrdom ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay |
15 August (some Eastern traditions)
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26 December ⓘ 27 December (Eastern Christianity, Julian calendar date) ⓘ |
| groupMembership | Seven Deacons of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelicTradition | relics discovered near Jerusalem in the 5th century ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
deacon’s dalmatic
ⓘ
palm of martyrdom ⓘ stones ⓘ |
| influenced | Christian theology of martyrdom ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense speech before the Sanhedrin
ⓘ
first recorded Christian martyrdom ⓘ |
| lastWords |
“Lord Jesus, receive my spirit”
ⓘ
“Lord, do not hold this sin against them” ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | red (Western Christianity, feast day) ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Acts of the Apostles ⓘ |
| patronage |
bricklayers
ⓘ
deacons ⓘ horses (in some folk traditions) ⓘ stone masons ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| role | deacon of the early Church ⓘ |
| title | Protomartyr of the Church ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| virtue |
charity
ⓘ
forgiveness of persecutors ⓘ zeal for the Gospel ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.