{"id":72882,"date":"2026-01-03T10:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T10:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=72882"},"modified":"2026-01-03T10:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T10:06:19","slug":"st-stephen-visiting-the-spot-where-the-first-martyr-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/st-stephen-visiting-the-spot-where-the-first-martyr-died\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0627\u0644\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0633 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0646\u0648\u0633: \u0632\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0645\u0627\u062a \u0641\u064a\u0647 \u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0634\u0647\u064a\u062f"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Church of St. Stephen in Jerusalem, Israel, Sept. 18, 2018. \/ Credit: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Dec 26, 2025 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). If \u201cGood King Wenceslas\u201d is one of the Christmas hymns you look forward to each year, you probably know which saint is celebrated today \u2014 St. Stephen, the first person to die for the risen Christ. Roman Catholics celebrate his feast on Dec. 26, while Eastern Catholics honor him one day later,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Church of St. Stephen in Jerusalem, Israel, Sept. 18, 2018. \/ Credit: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Dec 26, 2025 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). If \u201cGood King Wenceslas\u201d is one of the Christmas hymns you look forward to each year, you probably know which saint is celebrated today \u2014 St. Stephen, the first person to die for the risen Christ. Roman Catholics celebrate his feast on Dec. 26, while Eastern Catholics honor him one day later,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":73781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-72882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":72084,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/bangladesh-catholics-face-christmas-under-military-guard-after-church-attacks\/","url_meta":{"origin":72882,"position":0},"title":"Bangladesh Catholics face Christmas under military guard after church attacks","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u062f\u064a\u0633\u0645\u0628\u0631 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Army personnel stand guard in front of St. Mary\u2019s Cathedral Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Dec. 23, ahead of Christmas 2024. \/ Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec 17, 2025 \/ 11:32 am (CNA). Recent attempts to sabotage Catholic churches, threats to Catholic educational institutions, and the current political context of the country mean the upcoming Christmas will be a time of concern for Catholics in Muslim-majority Bangladesh.\u201cThere is a sense of fear among us and from that point,\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Bangladesh Catholics face Christmas under military guard after church attacks","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bangladesh-Catholics-face-Christmas-under-military-guard-after-church-attacks.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bangladesh-Catholics-face-Christmas-under-military-guard-after-church-attacks.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bangladesh-Catholics-face-Christmas-under-military-guard-after-church-attacks.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bangladesh-Catholics-face-Christmas-under-military-guard-after-church-attacks.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":26398,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/who-is-st-thorlak-the-patron-of-iceland\/","url_meta":{"origin":72882,"position":1},"title":"Who is St. Thorlak, the patron of Iceland?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u064a\u0646\u0627\u064a\u0631 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Cathedral of Christ the King in Reykjavik, Iceland. \/ Credit: Wirthi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Newsroom, Dec 23, 2024 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). 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