Dec 26, Various: St. Stephens day. In non Commonwealth countries, the day is more commonly referred to as St Stephens Day or the feast of Stephen as mentioned in the carol Good King Wenceslas. Did you know? St. Stephen is the patron saint of Bricklayers There are two St. Stephens, though St. Stephens Day commemorates St. Stephen who was the first Christian Martyr. He was stoned to death (circa 34AD) by an mob that was encouraged by Saul of Tarsus, who later became Saint Paul. The other St. Stephen was a Missionary, in Sweden during the dark ages. Read more at ow.ly/GhIVt
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 07:05:09 +0000
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