There are several saints memorialized on December 26 but the best known is St. Stephen, Deacon and Martyr. However, there are others:Abadiu of Antinoë
Agata Phutta Bi
Agnès Phila
Amaethlu of Anglesey
Archelaus of Mesopotamia
Bibiana Khamphai
Cecilia Butsi
Daniel of Villiers
Dionysius, Pope
Euthymius of Sardis
Evaristo of Constantinople
Giovanni Orsini
Jean of Hainaut
Lucie Khambang
Margaret of Hohenfels
Maria Phon
Marinus of Rome
Paganus of Lecco
Pierre Boffet
Tathai of Wales
Theodore the Sacristan
Vincentia Lopez y Vicuña
Zeno of Gaza
Zosimus, Pope
Isaac II of Optina
Secundus Pollo
Saint Stephen From song Good King Wenceslas ... on the feast of Stephen.
Among others, December 26 is the feast of Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr.
St Stephens
Stephen. Stephen's name means "crown," and he was the first disciple of Jesus to receive the martyr's crown. Stephen was a deacon in the early Christian Church. The apostles had found that they needed helpers to look after the care of the widows and the poor. So they ordained seven deacons, and Stephen is the most famous of these.
Pope Saint Felix who reigned from January 5, 269, until December 30, 274. was the 26th pope.
December 26 is the feast of Stephen.December 26th, the day after Christmas.
St. Stephen is the patron saint of deacons, stonemasons, and the first Christian martyr. He is venerated for his role as one of the first seven deacons in the early Church and for his bold witness to his faith, ultimately leading to his martyrdom. His feast day is celebrated on December 26th in the Western Christian liturgical calendar.
There is no St. Steven's day. There is, however, a St. Stephen's day which falls on December 26th.
Saint Columban is the patron saint of:against floodsbookbinderspoetsIrelandScotlandDerry, Ireland, diocese ofDunkeld, Scotland, diocese ofPembroke, Ontario, diocese ofRaphoe, Ireland, diocese ofYoungstown, Ohio, diocese ofDerry, Ireland, city ofPemboke, Ontario, Canada, city of
The 26th of December in Ireland is known as St. Stephen's Day.
28th December is the Feast of the Holy Innocents - those babies killed when Herod went on a rampage and massacred any young children and babies who might be Jesus. The Feast of Holy Innocents remembers those babies killed in place of Jesus. I believe you are referring to Good King Wenceslaus but his feast day is on September 28, not December 28. However, there is a well known carol about Good King Wenceslaus "Looking out on the Feast of Stephen" - December 26.
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