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Saint Stephen

Saint Stephen is the patron saint of bricklayers and stonemasons.

He was a deacon in the early Christian church and cared for the poor. Stephen was stoned to death by the Jewish council in Jerusalem after he condemned them for murdering the Messiah.

Carlo Crivelli, Saint Stephen, 1476 

 

Saint Stephen
from The Demidoff Altarpiece
Carlo Crivelli
1476
Painting
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The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen
The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen
Possibly by Antonio Carracci
A saint in a red dalmatic (a long, wide-sleeved tunic) collapses to the ground as a crowd throw stones at him. This is the death of Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr. Stephen was a deacon in the early Church and, according to the Acts of the Apostles, enraged the authorities in Jerusalem...
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