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To: millegan

According to the Bible, who was the first martyr/saint?


4 posted on 10/22/2014 9:33:08 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

Saint Stephen (martyr), but it’s not in the Bible.


6 posted on 10/22/2014 9:36:22 AM PDT by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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To: Salvation

Able.


9 posted on 10/22/2014 9:45:54 AM PDT by FateAmenableToChange
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To: Salvation

He was the first saint canonized through formal process, and not by acclimation. Of course there have been saints before the 12th century, however, there wasn’t a formal process before that general time period.


11 posted on 10/22/2014 10:32:36 AM PDT by SpirituTuo
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To: Salvation

Martyr? Stephen.


12 posted on 10/22/2014 11:01:22 AM PDT by vladimir998
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To: Salvation

Stephen?


20 posted on 10/23/2014 6:00:55 AM PDT by defconw (Both parties have clearly lost their minds!)
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