. . . . "Deacon and Protomartyr"@en . "Ancient Roman saint" . "Stephen"@en . "Stephen or Stephan (Greek: \u03A3\u03C4\u03AD\u03C6\u03B1\u03BD\u03BF\u03C2, Stephanos; Latin: Stephanus), traditionally venerated as the Protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity, was according to the Acts of the Apostles a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem who aroused the enmity of members of various synagogues by his teachings. Accused of blasphemy, at his trial he made a long speech denouncing the Jewish authorities who were sitting in judgment on him and was then stoned to death."@en . . "0034Z"^^ . . . . . . .