Saint Stephen
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Saint Stephen is venerated as the first Christian martyr, known for his role as a deacon in the early Church and his death by stoning as recounted in the Acts of the Apostles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Stephen canonical | 59 |
| St. Stephen | 9 |
| Saint Stephen the Protomartyr | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyr
ⓘ
New Testament person ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ deacon ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| accusedOf | blasphemy ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Apostles ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| burialPlaceTradition | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | St Stephen's Day public holidays in some countries ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
Second Day of Christmas
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Day of Christmas in Western Christianity
|
| deathCause | stoning ⓘ |
| deathDescribedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
surface form:
Acts of the Apostles chapter 7
|
| deathMethod | stoned to death ⓘ |
| feastDay | 26 December ⓘ |
| feastDayInArmenianChurch | 25 December ⓘ |
| feastDayInOrthodoxChurches | 27 December ⓘ |
| greekName | Stephanos ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Protomartyr ⓘ |
| iconography |
holding a martyr’s palm
ⓘ
holding stones ⓘ shown as a young deacon ⓘ |
| influenced | early Christian theology of martyrdom ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Saint Stephen
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Stephen the Protomartyr
|
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| lastWords | Lord, do not hold this sin against them ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Acts of the Apostles ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | crown ⓘ |
| patronage |
bricklayers
ⓘ
casket makers ⓘ deacons ⓘ horses ⓘ stone masons ⓘ those with headaches ⓘ |
| relicsReportedlyFoundAt | Kfar Gamla ⓘ |
| relicsTranslatedTo |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
Rome ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInChurch | one of the Seven Deacons ⓘ |
| scripturalSourceForLife |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
surface form:
New Testament Book of Acts
|
| triedBefore |
Rabbinic courts
ⓘ
surface form:
Sanhedrin
|
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
European Lutheran churches ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
|
| vision | Jesus standing at the right hand of God ⓘ |
Referenced by (70)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Auxerre Cathedral
this entity surface form:
St. Stephen
this entity surface form:
Saint Stephen the Protomartyr
subject surface form:
Stevenskerk
subject surface form:
Bourges Cathedral
this entity surface form:
St. Stephen
this entity surface form:
Saint Stephen the Protomartyr
this entity surface form:
St. Stephen
subject surface form:
Bourges Cathedral
subject surface form:
Speyer Cathedral
this entity surface form:
St. Stephen
this entity surface form:
St. Stephen
subject surface form:
Sens Cathedral
subject surface form:
Mainz Cathedral
this entity surface form:
St. Stephen