First published at 18:24 UTC on December 27th, 2023.
Born: 5
Died: 33–36
Patronage:
Altar Servers; Bricklayers; casket makers; deacons; headaches; horses; masons;
"Stephen, full of grace and fortitude, did great wonders and miracles among the people ... And they, crying out with a loud voice, st…
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Born: 5
Died: 33–36
Patronage:
Altar Servers; Bricklayers; casket makers; deacons; headaches; horses; masons;
"Stephen, full of grace and fortitude, did great wonders and miracles among the people ... And they, crying out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and with one accord rushed violently upon him. And casting him out of the city, they stoned him and the witness laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, whose name was Saul. And falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, saying: Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep in the Lord”
THE LIVES OF THE FATHERS, MARTYRS, AND OTHER PRINCIPAL SAINTS - ST. STEPHEN, THE FIRST MARTYR. (n.d.). https://www.ecatholic2000.com/butler/vol12/december74.shtml
Butler, A. T. (1990). Butler’s Lives of the Saints Volume IV: October, November, December: Revised edition (Revised Edition). Christian Classics.DECEMBER.26: ST STEPHEN, The First Martyr.pgs:616-617
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