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4 days ago · On Aug. 16, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of King Saint Stephen of Hungary, the monarch who led his country to embrace the Christian faith during the 11th century.
Saint Stephen of Hungary is the Patron Saint of: Bricklayers. Hungary. Includes Saint of the Day, Minute Meditations, and Pause + Pray. Stephen of Hungary was both a king and a Christian. So, he embodied both the civil and the religious aspects of life in his person.
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.
Saint Stephen of Hungary, you learned and treasured the Catholic faith at an early age. You brought the faith into a pagan nation and worked tirelessly to share it. Please pray that I will always use my gifts and authority solely for God’s glory and the salvation of souls. Saint Stephen, King of Hungary, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.
2 days ago · Optional Memorial of Saint Stephen of Hungary. Lectionary: 623. Below are the readings suggested for today's Memorial. However, readings for the Memorial may also be taken from the Common of Holy Men and Women, #737-742.
Aug 11, 2024 · Stephen I (born c. 970–975, Esztergom, Hungary—died August 15, 1038, Esztergom; canonized 1083; feast day August 16) was the first king of Hungary, who is considered to be the founder of the Hungarian state and one of the most-renowned figures in Hungarian history.
Stephen was the protagonist who forged a warlike and unstable ethnic group into a Christian kingdom in central Europe. Several new nations emerged during the 10th and 11th centuries in Europe.
2 days ago · St. Stephen I, born around 975, was the first King of Hungary and is remembered as a pivotal figure in the Christianization of the region. Born in the pagan kingdom of Hungary, Stephen was originally named Vajk.
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Aug 15, 2019 · St. Stephen of Hungary. First King of Hungary, b. at Gran, 975; d. 15 August, 1038. He was a son of the Hungarian chief Géza and was baptized, together with his father, by Archbishop St. Adalbert of Prague in 985, on which occasion he changed his heathen name Vaik (Vojk) into Stephen.
