Saint Stephen's Solemnity Evening prayer in the place of the martyrdom of St. Stephen Just outside Lions' Gate (also known as Saint Stephen's Gate), a Greek Orthodox Church guards the place where Saint Stephen was martyred. His arrest, his trial, and the beginning of the persecutions against the Church are all narrated in Acts: Acts 6:8-15; 7; 8:13. They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him. Steps dug into the rock beneath the Temple esplanade indicate the ancient access route to th

Today, the feast of St. Stephen - the first martyr - the procession from the Holy Land to the cave of St. Stephen, where he was stoned, took place. With the celebration of the Office of Vespers, the friars and faithful present venerated this holy place, which is located next to an Orthodox monastery, near the Basilica of the Agony - Gethsemane. #christmas #saintstephen #custodyoftheholyland #christmasoctave #martyrdom | Christian Media Center