Stephen

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Stephen

• Hieromartyr Stephen I of RomeAugust 2Bishop of Rome from 254 to 257, who according to tradition died a martyr.
• Martyr Stephen the ProtomartyrDecember 27One of the seven deacons chosen by the apostles, stoned in Jerusalem, the first Christian martyr.
• Right-Believing Stephen I of HungaryAugust 20First king of Hungary, who founded the Christian Hungarian state and organized the Church in his land.
• Saint Stephen III of RomeBishop of Rome from 768 to 772, a former monk at the Lateran.
• Saint Stephen IV of RomeBishop of Rome from 816 to 817, who crowned Louis the Pious.
• Right-Believing Stephen the GreatJuly 2Prince of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504, defender of the land against the Ottomans and builder of churches.
• Saint Stephen of PermApril 26Missionary among the Komi people, creator of their alphabet and bishop of Perm, who died in 1396.
• Saint Stephen I of ConstantinopleMay 17Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 886 to 893, born in the capital.
• Saint Stephen II of ConstantinopleJuly 18Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 925 to 928, appointed by Emperor Romanos I Lekapenos.
• Venerable Martyr Stephen the YoungerNovember 28Monk of Constantinople, a leading opponent of the iconoclast policy, died in 764 or 765.
• Venerable Stephen of PiperiMay 20Saint of the Serbian Orthodox Church from Piperi, who died on May 20, 1697.
• Venerable Stephen of Vladimir-VolynskApril 27Bishop of Vladimir-Volynsk who from youth lived at the Kiev Caves under Saint Theodosius; died in 1094.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Stephen?

The name day of Stephen is December 27, the feast of Hieromartyr Stephen I of Rome. It is also kept on August 2, August 20, July 2, April 26, May 17, July 18, November 28, May 20.

II.Which saints bore the name Stephen?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Stephen, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Stephen a good baptismal name?

Yes. Stephen is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Stephen I of Rome as patron.