Saint Stephen Feast
The day after Christmas, kept for Stephen, the first to die for the name. Acts 7 has him stoned outside Jerusalem while Paul - still Saul - holds the coats; he dies asking that it not be held against them.
When it falls
The verses for the day
- And they stoned Stephen, calling upon {God}, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.Acts 7:59
- And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.Acts 6:8
- But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,Acts 7:55
The moment in the Bible
The stoning of StephenActs 7:59Read the passage → The place
Jerusalem is the holiest city in Judaism and Christianity, central to the biblical narrative. King David captured it and made it his capital, and his son Solomon built the First Temple there. It was the site of Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection, and the birth of the Christian church at Pentecost. The city has been destroyed and rebuilt multiple times throughout history.
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