Saint Stephen, the First Martyr

Saint Stephen is known as the protomartyr, the first Christian to die for his faith. In the book of Acts, he is also noted as a deacon, a word that signifies a leadership role in church today, but in Greek just means "servant". We contemplate Stephen's servanthood and his witness, primarily in the book of Acts chapters 6-8.We also discuss martyrdom in the early Christian church, and read an excerpt of a letter from Saint Igantius of Antioch, another one of the early martyrs. Finally, we study an account from Saint Augustine's City of God, where he describes miracles that happened when Saint Stephen's relics arrived at his city of Hippo.The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion. Our hosts are Father Symeon Kees of Iowa City & James John Marks of Chicago.Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://x.com/podcast_saintshttps://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://www.threads.net/@christiansaintspodcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.socialIconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these imagesPrints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.comAll music in these episodes is a production of Generative Soundshttps://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.comDistribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative SoundsCopyright 2021 - 2026