#saint stephen

orpheus and eurydice

Title: The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen Artist: Annibale Carracci (Italian [Bolognese, active in Rome], 1560-1609) Date: 1603-04 Genre: religious art (Christianity) Period: Baroque, Counter-Reformation Medium: oil on copper Dimensions: 51 cm (20 in) high x 68 cm (26.7 in) wide Location: Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Luca Signorelli, Saint Stephen, ca. 1505

When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul. While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep. (Acts 7:54-60, NIV)

The Ordination of Saint Stephen by Vittore Carpaccio, 1511.

The Roman Catholic Parish Church of St. Stephen in Újpest-Kertváros, Budapest, March(?) 2025.

The Almond Tree at Saint Stephen's Chapel in Saint Catherine's Monastery, a Greek Orthodox Church in South Sinai, Egypt. It was built between 548 and 565, and is the world's oldest continuously-inhabited Christian monastery.