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Bookmark or Share- Who Was St. Stephen and Why Did He Die? - Bible Study ToolsHe shows how Israelites in the Old Testament failed to see past their stubbornness and turned away from God and persecuted and killed anyone who spoke God’s word (several of the prophets were martyred).
- St. Stephen - Encyclopedia BritannicaSaint Stephen, Christian deacon in Jerusalem who was the first Christian martyr. His defense of his faith before the Sanhedrin prior to being stoned to death points to a distinct strand of belief in early Christianity. He is the patron saint of deacons and stonemasons.
- St. Stephen, first Martyr - Information on the Saint of the ...The great Christian poet was struck by the meekness of St Stephen, whose martyrdom is related in all its glory in the Acts of the Apostles. As he was being stoned, St Stephen cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” A young man filled with the Holy Spirit. Stephen was one of the first to follow the Apostles.
- Saint Stephen - WikipediaStephen (Greek: Στέφανος, translit. Stéphanos, lit. "wreath, crown", and by extension 'reward, honor, renown, fame', often given as a title rather than as a name; c. AD 5 – c. 34) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity. [2]
- Saint Stephen - Hungary, Saint & Facts - BiographySaint Stephen is recognized as a saint and the first martyr in Christian theology. He was condemned for committing blasphemy against the Jewish Temple, and was stoned to death circa...
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