Talk:Saint Stephen

"often given as a title rather than as a name"

This sentence appears in rackets at the start of the article. What's the source for it? Is this specifically a Christian thing? I don't think I've seen "stephanos" used as a title in Ancient Greek texts or inscriptions... (one does sometimes find people called stephanomenos, "crowned", but that's quite different from calling someone "crown") Furius (talk) 17:33, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

chronology

33–36 AD (aged 28–32) source ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pilot Pirx (talk • contribs) 16:54, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

Revise Bias (and Historically Inaccurate) Language

As far as liturgical historians know, the Synaxis of the Theotokos (Dec. 26) may be a feast that actually precedes Christmas itself. The language within the article (a problematic portion cited below), however, assumes a causal relationship between an implied addition of the Syntaxis, which 'has the effect of pushing' Holy Innocents. However, this is contrary to what some surmise about the antiquity of the Synaxis. This is a general issue in many Wikipedia pages where there are comparisons made between Western and Eastern liturgical traditions and authors are primarily familar with the Western tradition. The language in articles should reflect history, not personal familiarity.

"In the Eastern Orthodox Church, those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite, and in Oriental Orthodox Churches (e.g., Coptic, Syrian, Malankara) Saint Stephen's feast day is celebrated on 27 December, due to the celebration of the Synaxis of the Theotokos on 26 December. This also has the effect of pushing the Feast of the Holy Innocents to 29 December." 100.1.22.101 (talk) 14:40, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

coffin pennies

Does anyone have any sources or further information on the "coffin pennies" trivia? I couldn't find anything myself. SilkSpook (talk) 03:27, 2 September 2026 (UTC)