Vizualizare sursă pentru „Ștefan I al Romei”

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Sfântul sfințit mucenic '''Ștefan I al Romei''' a fost episcop al Romei între anii 254 și 257. Stephen took a conciliatory approach to re-baptism of those who were [[baptism|baptized]] by splinter groups and to restoration of repentant [[bishop]]s [[deposition|deposed]] for unfaithfulness during the persecutions. [[Praznic|Prăznuirea]] lui în [[Biserica Ortodoxă]] se face la [[2 august]].

==Viața==
Ștefan a fost un roman de neam grec care era arhidiaconul episcopului Luciu I al Romei. Following the Decian persecutions of 250-251 Stephen zealously contended against the [[heresy]] of Novatus, particularly against Marcian, the bishop of Arles, who denied [[penance]] and communion even to those who repented.

Stephen became Bishop of Rome in 254 following the repose of Bp. Lucius who had named Stephen as his successor. In contradiction to the position of Cyprian of Carthage, Stephen held that [[conversion|converts]] to Orthodoxy who had been baptized by splinter sects did not need to be re-baptized, a position that later gained broad acceptance.

Emperor Valerian began new persecutions of Christians that soon involved Bp. Stephen. Tradition relates that he died by beheading on August 2, 257. In one version he was beheaded while he was sitting in the pontifical throne, while another relates that Stephen was beheaded with a sword in the temple of Mars.

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înainte=[[Luciu I al Romei|Luciu I]]|
titlu=[[Listă a episcopilor Romei|Episcop al Romei]]|
ani=254&mdash;257|
după=[[Sixt al II-lea al Romei|Sixt al II-lea]]}}
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==Surse==
*[[Wikipedia:Pope_Stephen_I]]
*[http://www.orthodoxengland.btinternet.co.uk/ortpopes.htm St. Stephen I (+ 257)]
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=102187 OCA: Hieromartyr Stephen the Pope of Rome]

[[Categorie:Episcopi]]
[[Categorie:Papi ai Romei]]
[[Categorie:Sfinți]]

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