st. stephen

     

This first Christian martyr's dying words were "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge"

Trivia about st. stephen

  • He's the early martyr whose distinctive manner of death is shown here. Note the guy with the big rock
  • While Leif Ericsson had his first look at the New World, this man was sitting as first king of Hungary
  • According to Acts, Paul supported the stoning of this man, the first Christian martyr
  • The 450-foot steeple of this saint's cathedral can be seen from almost anywhere in the city
  • In 1000 Pope Sylvester II gave this first king of Hungary a gold crown

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