The first Deacon who also was the first Martyr of the the Catholic Church is Saint Stephen.
Deacon Stephen
He was a deacon and a martyr.
The first martyr was Saint Stephen. He was stoned to death for his faith.
St. Stephen, deacon and martyr, is represented by any of the following: •deacon carrying a pile of rocks •deacon with rocks gathered in his vestments •deacon with rocks on his head •deacon with rocks or a book at hand •palm of martyrdom •stones
December 26 is the feast of St. Stephen who as a deacon in charge of distributing food, clothing and other items to the poor in the early Church. He was also the first martyr.
It is not known when and where Stephen, Deacon and Martyr was born. However, it occured in the first decade of the first century. He died about the year 33 A.D.
Anianus the Deacon and Martyr lived in Antioch, Syria.
Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr
December 26 is the feast of Stephen, deacon and martyr.
Saint Stephen, who was the first Christian martyr, prayed for his persecutors as they stoned him. He asked God to forgive them for their actions before he died.
There is no St. Steven. However, there are several saints named Stephen, the most famous being St. Stephen the Deacon who became the first martyr.
St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, was born around the year 5 AD in Jerusalem, which was part of the Roman Empire at that time.
August 10 is the feast of St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr.