Echoes. To suffer with Christ. Published 9/15/2023 thebostonpilot.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thebostonpilot.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Saint Stephen is recognized as the first martyr and a patron saint of deacons. In the Acts of the Apostles, it is recorded that he was denounced for blasphemy after a dispute with members of a Jewish synagogue in the year 36. He was one of the first seven deacons ordained by St Peter a.