Feast
Saint Stephen, the First Martyr
- Feast day
- December 26
- Patron of
- deacons and stonemasons
- Origin
- Palestinian
Life
Stephen was one of the first seven deacons and the first Christian martyr. Filled with the Holy Spirit, he saw a vision of the Son of Man at God's right hand before being stoned to death.
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