Today we celebrate Saint Stephen Protommartyr, the first to give his life for Christ

2023-12-26 02:00:00

Today we celebrate St. Stephen Protomartyr, the first to give life for Christ Every December 26 the Catholic Church celebrates its first martyr, St. Stephen. Precisely for having been the first to shed his blood for Christ he is termed a “proto-martyr”. The word ‘protomartyr’ is formed from the Greek terms πρῶτος (protos, first) and μάρτυς, μάρτυρος (martyrs, “witness”). Read more