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Pope Stephen I (Greek: Στέφανος Α΄ Latin: Stephanus I) was the Bishop of Rome from 12 May 254 to his death on 2 August 257. He was later canonized as a saint and some accounts say he was killed while celebrating Mass.
St. Stephen I (born, Rome [Italy]—died August 2, 257; feast day August 2) was the pope from 254 to 257. He was a priest when consecrated, probably on May 12, 254, as the successor to St. Lucius I. Details of Stephen’s papacy are known principally through three reports contained in the letters of his rival, Bishop St. Cyprian of Carthage.
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Pope Saint Stephen I served as bishop of Rome from May 12, 254 to August 2, 257. Of Roman birth but of Greek ancestry, he was promoted to the papacy after serving as the archdeacon of Pope Lucius I, who appointed Stephen his successor.
Pope Stephen I was the leader of the Church from 254 to 257 and the 23rd pope. As the Church later recognized him as a saint, he is sometimes referred to as Pope Saint Stephen I.
Learn about the life and legacy of Pope Stephen I, who reigned from 254 to 257 and defended the validity of heretical baptism against St. Cyprian. Find out how he dealt with the controversies of Novatus, Marcian, and the Spanish bishops Martial and Basilides.
A Roman by birth, Pope/St. Stephen was a priest when elected to the papacy in 254. He believed that baptism is a sacrament that need be administered only once, even if heretics had done the baptizing. He and Cyprian of Carthage wrangled over the issue and over the pope's reinstatement of two ...
Stephen is recognized as the first pope to formally announce the primacy of Rome. He also decreed that baptism, if administered by anyone with the right intent, is valid. That practice stands today, 1800 years later.
