Remembered on November 28
Stephen the New
- Venerable MartyrA monk or nun who suffered martyrdom for Christ.
All venerable martyrs - ConfessorA saint who suffered persecution for the faith but was not put to death as a martyr.
All confessors
Stephen was an eighth-century monk from Constantinople who lived on Mount Auxentius in Bithynia. When Emperor Constantine V opposed the holy icons, Stephen continued to honor them and suffered exile and imprisonment. His witness belonged to the Church’s defense of the truth that the Son of God truly became human. He is remembered for holding to the faith when doing so cost him his freedom and his life.
How he died
The traditional account says that Stephen was dragged through Constantinople and beaten to death.
- Feast day
- November 28
Parishes on the Old Calendar keep it on December 11. - Kind of saint
- Venerable Martyr, Confessor
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