Feast Day:
December 26
Also known as
Stephen the Deacon
Profile
First Christian Martyr. Deacon. Preacher. All we know of
him is related in the Acts of the Apostles. While preaching the Gospel in the
streets, angry Jews who believed his message to be blasphemy dragged him outside the city
and stoned him to death. In the crowd was a man who would later be known as Saint Paul.
Died
stoned to death c.33
Name
Meaning
crown
Patronage
deacons, headaches, horses, masons, stone masons
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