What miracles did St. Stephen perform after death?

Answer 1

• Steven was stoned to death by the Jews.

• Acts 7 gives the account. Acts 7:54 indicates they did not like what he was saying and began to criticize him. Acts 7: 57-59 says they stoned him. It can be argued that the stoning weakened Stephen enough that he died. But Acts 7:60 says Stephen "gave up" his life. In the midst of the stoning he kneeled down and with a loud voice cried out 'Lord lay not this sin to their charge.' It would seem that the stoning did not weaken him too much or he could not have cried out with a loud voice. It says after having said this he fell asleep. Proverbs says the power of life and death is in your tongue. Stephen was young in the faith and many consider him the first martyr. Personally, I think Stephen was showing the people they could not "take" his life any more than they could "take" Jesus' life. Instead, like Jesus, he "gave" his life. He did not resist dying, he welcomed it. Many people will credit the stoning being what made Stephen die; possibly Stephen knew what he was doing and died by saying 'Lord receive my spirit.'

Answer 2

Miracles were not required for declaring a person a saint in the early years of Christianity. The person would have been declared a saint by popular acclamation to a bishop based on the life and merits of the candidate. This was especially true if the person died the death of a martyr as it was felt that making this ultimate sacrifice for Our Lord would be an automatic designation of that person as a saint. Even today, miracles are not always a requirement for canonization, especially in the case of martyrs.

Answer 3

There are no miracles of St. Stephen recorded in scripture.

Answer 4

There are no documented miracles performed by St. Stephen after his death. St. Stephen is primarily known for being the first Christian martyr, stoned to death for his faith in Jesus Christ.