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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.