網頁2024年12月21日 · STEPHEN, FIRST DEACON AND FIRST MARTYR. Posted by armprelacy. 21 Dec. On Monday, December 26, the Armenian Church commemorates St. Stephen, the first deacon and proto-martyr. After Christ’s ascension, the apostles went about spreading the Word. It soon became apparent that more people were needed to … 網頁St. Stephen, (died 36 ce, Jerusalem; feast day December 26), Christian deacon in Jerusalem and the first Christian martyr, whose apology …
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網頁2009年12月26日 · Today we honour the Church's first Martyr, St Stephen, who was fearless in bearing witness to Christ and shed his blood for love of him. We pray for those … 網頁Saint Stephen. Saint Stephen was a religious figure recognized as the first martyr of Christianity. According to the Acts of the Apostles, he was one of the deacons in the early church at Jerusalem; he had been appointed by the Apostles to offer charitable aid to the poor. According to Orthodox belief, he was the oldest among the seven deacons ... kitchen chair bar stool makeover
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網頁2016年12月26日 · St. Stephen The deacon Stephen, stoned in Jerusalem two years after the death of Christ, has always been the object of very special veneration by the faithful. … 網頁Stephen is described as “a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit” ( Acts 6:5) who is one of the first seven deacons of the Church, ordained into Holy Orders by the very hands of the Apostles to assist them in their priestly ministry. Stephen was “full of grace and power” and performed “great wonders and signs among the people ... 網頁Focus of love and hatred. Acts 8:1-2. Following Stephen’s death, the early Church mourned with great sadness its very first martyr. Devout men lovingly took away the body of Stephen and expressed their grief with “great lamentation” (RSV). In Stephen’s death, as in Christ’s, both love and evil are seen in clear focus. kitchen chair