Saint Stephen: Difference between revisions
===United Kingdom===
===United Kingdom===
* [[St Stephen’s Chapel]] in the [[Palace of Westminster]], London, was originally built in the reign of [[Henry III of England]]; it became the first site of the debating chamber of the [[British House of Commons]]. The tower that houses [[Big Ben]], that was properly called The Clock Tower, was referred to as St Stephen’s Tower by Victorian journalists.{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/big-ben/enquiries/#jump-link-3|title=Frequently asked questions: Big Ben and Elizabeth Tower|work=UK Parliament}} The Clock Tower was renamed Elizabeth Tower to commemorate the [[Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II]] in 2013. St Stephen’s Tower is the smaller tower in the middle of the building.
* [[St Stephen’s Chapel]] in the [[Palace of Westminster]], London, was originally built in the reign of [[Henry III of England]]; it became the first site of the debating chamber of the [[British House of Commons]]. The tower that houses [[Big Ben]], that was properly called The Clock Tower, was referred to as St Stephen’s Tower by Victorian journalists.{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/big-ben/enquiries/#jump-link-3|title=Frequently asked questions: Big Ben and Elizabeth Tower|work=UK Parliament}} The Clock Tower was renamed Elizabeth Tower to commemorate the [[Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II]] in 2013. St Stephen’s Tower is the smaller tower in the middle of the building.
* [[St Stephen’s House, Oxford]] – a [[permanent private hall]] of the [[University of Oxford]] and [[Anglican]] theological college.
* [[St Stephen’s House, Oxford]] – a [[permanent private hall]] of the [[University of Oxford]] and [[Anglican]] theological college
* [[St Stephen’s Church, Bristol]] – a city church built outside the walls c. 1250, rebuilt c. 1430–1490.
* [[St Stephen’s Church, Bristol]] – a city church built outside the walls c. 1250, rebuilt c. 1430–1490
*St Stephen’s, Sneinton, Nottingham – Has strong links to William Booth and The Salvation Army. The parents of D.H. Lawrence married in the church on 27 December 1875.
*St Stephen’s, Sneinton, Nottingham – strong links to William Booth and The Salvation Army. The parents of D.H. Lawrence married in the church on 27 December 1875.
*[[St Stephen Walbrook|St Stephen’s Walbrook]], City of London – first recorded in C11 and rebuilt to Wren’s design after the Great Fire
*[[St Stephen Walbrook|St Stephen’s Walbrook]], City of London – first recorded in C11 and rebuilt to Wren’s design after the Great Fire
1st-century early Christian martyr and saint
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| Born | 5 AD |
| Died | 33–36 AD (aged 28–32) Jerusalem, Judaea, Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Catholic Churches Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Churches Assyrian Church of the East Anglican Communion Lutheranism |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | 25 December (Armenian Christianity) 26 December (Western) 27 December, 4 January, 2 August, 15 September (Eastern) Tobi 1 (Coptic Christianity) |
| Attributes | Red Martyr, stones, dalmatic, censer, miniature church, Gospel Book, martyr’s palm. In Orthodox and Eastern Christianity he often wears an orarion |
| Patronage | Altar Servers [1];Acoma Native American Pueblo; Bricklayers; casket makers; Cetona, Italy; deacons; headaches; horses; Kessel, Belgium; masons; Owensboro, Kentucky; Passau, Germany; Kigali, Rwanda; Dodoma, Tanzania; Serbia; Ligao; Republic of Srpska; Prato, Italy [2] |
Stephen (Greek: Στέφανος Stéphanos, meaning ‘wreath or crown’ and by extension ‘reward, honor, renown, fame’, often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity.[1] According to the Acts of the Apostles, he was a deacon in the early Church at Jerusalem who angered members of various synagogues by his teachings. Accused of blasphemy at his trial, he made a speech denouncing the Jewish authorities who were sitting in judgment on him[2] and was then stoned to death. Saul of Tarsus, later known as Paul, a Pharisee and Roman citizen who would later become a Christian apostle, participated in Stephen’s martyrdom.[3]
The only source for information about Stephen is the New Testament book of the Acts of the Apostles.[4] Stephen is mentioned in Acts 6 as one of the Greek-speaking Hellenistic Jews selected to administer the daily charitable distribution of food to the Greek-speaking widows.[5]
The Catholic, Anglican, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, and Lutheran churches and the Church of the East view Stephen as a saint.[6] Artistic representations often show Stephen with a crown symbolising martyrdom, three stones, martyr’s palm frond, censer, and often holding a miniature church building. Stephen is often shown as a young,…
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