Seven Deacons
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The Seven, often known as the Seven Deacons, were leaders elected by the early Christian church to minister to the community of believers in Jerusalem, to enable the Apostles to concentrate on 'prayer
Section of a fresco in the Niccoline Chapel by Fra Angelico, depicting Saint Peter consecrating the Seven Deacons. Saint Stephen is shown kneeling.
The seven deacons are commissioned to care for the widows. Fresco from the Oratory of Santo Stefano, Lentate sul Seveso.
Saint Stephen
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Stephen is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity. According to the Acts of the Apostles, he was a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem who angered members of va
Seven Deacons
…The Seven Deacons were: Stephen the Protomartyr Philip the Evangelist…
Saint Stephen the Martyr by Carlo Crivelli
Stoning of Saint Stephen, altarpiece of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, by Jacopo & Domenico Tintoretto
Stoning of Saint Stephen by Giovanni Battista Lucini
Saint Stephen by Luis de Morales