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St. Stephen's Basilica, Jerusalem, in French Saint-Étienne, at the traditional place of St Stephen's martyrdom; modern church over ruins of Byzantine 5th-century predecessor St. Stephan's Gate , the Christian name of one of the city gates of the Old City of Jerusalem , also known as the " Lions' Gate ".
Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen (Hungarian: Szent István király [ˌsɛnt ˈiʃtvaːn kiraːj]; Latin: Sanctus Stephanus; Slovak: Štefan I. or Štefan Veľký; c. 975 – 15 August 1038), was the last grand prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 or 1001, and the first king of Hungary from 1000 or 1001 until his death in 1038.
A statue of Saint Stephen stands in a Catholic church in Italy dedicated to the martyr. Saint Stephen's Day is the second day of Christmastide and is celebrated in honour of one of the first Christian martyrs, Saint Stephen, [3] who was stoned to death in 36 AD. [4]
Lunette with the Birth of Saint Stephen. Birth of Saint John the Baptist. The Feast of Herod.. The Stories of Saint Stephen and Saint John the Baptist (Italian: Storie di santo Stefano e san Giovanni Battista) is a fresco cycle by the Italian Renaissance painter Filippo Lippi and his assistants, executed between 1452 and 1465.
The longer version of the Life of Saint Stephen, King of Hungary (Latin: Legenda maior S. Stephani regis) is one of the three hagiographies of Saint Stephen, who was crowned the first King of Hungary in 1000 or 1001. It was written between 1077 and 1083, before King Stephen I's canonization.
Date of birth/death: 1267 / 1276 / 1266 : 8 January 1337 : Location of birth/death: Colle di Vespignano, part of Vicchio, Tuscany: ... Saint Stephen (Giotto) Tarlati ...
Mosaic of Stephen in Hosios Loukas monastery, Greece. Saint Stephen the Younger (Greek: Ἂγιος Στέφανος ὁ νέος, Hagios Stephanos ho neos; 713/715 – 28 November 764 or 765) was a Byzantine monk from Constantinople who became one of the leading opponents of the iconoclastic policies of Emperor Constantine V (r. 741–775).
Stephen was the son of Bogdan, who was a son of Alexander the Good, Prince of Moldavia. [1] Stephen's mother, Maria Oltea, [1] [2] [3] was most probably related to the princes of Wallachia, according to historian Radu Florescu. [4] The date of Stephen's birth is unknown, [5] [6] though historians estimate that he was born between 1433 and 1440.