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Martyr

Stephen

A saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.

Feast
October 25old style November 7
Era
unknown
Order
Martyrs

Life

Saint Stephen is commemorated on 25 October (new style, the Greek calendar) together with Saint Nicephorus. The synaxarion says that both suffered by being flayed alive.

The commemoration of the two is repeated on 8 February, where they are called martyrs. Place and time are not preserved, and Stephen is not described by any further detail.

Commemorated the same day October 25