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23rd Roman Pontiff
St Stephen I
STEPHANVS
23rd Successor of St Peter · 254–257 · Rome · b. Roma, Italia, Roman Empire
254
Elected
257
Reign ended
3 years
Length
3rd
Century
The Life
Roman citizen of Greek descent (Constitutio Antoniniana). Martyred by beheading; feast day 2 August. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with the same feast day.
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