Feast Day: November 28
Born: 1391, Monteprandone, Marche of Ancona, Italy
Died: November 28, 1476
Canonized: 10 December 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII
Major Shrine: Franciscan church of St. Maria la Nuova
Patron of: Patron of the city of Naples, Italy
Tuesday, November 28
Liturgical Color: Green
Today the Church honors St.
Stephen the Younger. He was a
monk in Constantinople during
the 8th century. Because he
refused the emperor's demands
to embrace the Iconoclast
heresy, he was stoned to death
with several companions.