1.8K views · 215 reactions | Martyrdom of Saint Stephen Solemn Vespers at the site of the Martyrdom of Saint Stephen. The solemn prayer was presided over by Friar Luiz and the homily was delivered by the Guardian of the Convent of Gethsemane, Friar Siniša. #Natal #martirio #saintstephen #jerusalem #testemony | Christian Media Center | Facebook

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