ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST
Saints celebrated on the 16th of August
SAINT STEPHEN OF HUNGARY, KING AND CONFESSOR
Saint Stephen was born at Esztergom around the year 970. He was Hungary’s first Catholic king. Despite the opposition of the royal court and influential pagans, he greatly advanced political and religious unity of Hungary. During his reign, Cistercian missionaries helped in the conversion of the country. St Stephen died in Szekesfehervar in the year 1038.
PRAYER:
Grant your Church, we pray, almighty God,
that she may have St Stephen of Hungary,
who fostered her growth while a king on earth,
as her glorious defender in heaven.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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