Saint · 813-820
Stephen
Venerable Stephen the Wonderworker the Abbot of Tryglia (9th C)
New Calendar March 28 Old Calendar April 10
Why they are a saint
Saint Stephen the Confessor, Igumen of Triglia Monastery, suffered under the iconoclast emperor Leo the Armenian (813-820). The Orthodox Church commemorates Stephen on March 28.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Stephen as a patron when they bear the name Stephen at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on March 28. As a monastic, he is also asked for help in prayer, fasting, and repentance.
Prayer
O holy Stephen, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.