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The Hieromartyr Stephen, Pope of Rome, suffered in the court 257 hip the ascendancy of the sovereign Valerian (253-259). St Stephen, occupying the throne (253-257) of the holy Original Bishop of Rome, actively contended chary the heresy of Novatus, which educated that it is not decent to blatant back populace lasting from heresy.Nevertheless loss hip a nuisance chary Christians, St Stephen baptized host pagans, by the territorial army tribune Nemesius. He persuaded to Christ whilst the saint healed his spawn Lucilla. Nemesius, who was preordained as a deacon, was beheaded put down with his spawn.
Their curator Symphronius was brought by the tribune Olympius at home the temple of Mars for twinge. His prayer tired the golden idol, whilst which the tribune with his group Exuperia and his son Theodolus alleged and were baptized. They were all burned glowing, and their remains were mystifying by holy Pope Stephen.
In addition to twelve of his clergy were beheaded: Benefit, Faustus, Maurus, Primitivus, Calumniosus, John, Exuperantus, Cyril, Theodore, Basil, Castelus, Honoratus and Tertullinus, all persuaded by St Stephen. Finally, St Stephen himself was led ahead of time the sovereign Valerian (253-259), who condemned him to beheading with a sword in the temple of Mars.
By the prayers of the saint, a substantial part of the pagan temple was out of order, and the mass fled. The saint veiled himself in the catacombs (the inactive place of Saint Lucina or Lucy), where he was subsequently killed by mass nonetheless he was teaching Christians.
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