StephanieChristian Male Biblical name meaning

There is a legend that Stephanie was a Greek martyr who was the stepdaughter of a Roman judge. She was converted to Christianity by Saint Lucian, who was her father's doctor. When her stepfather discovered her faith, he ordered her to renounce it. She refused, and was sentenced to be tortured and executed. The story says that she suffered numerous tortures, including being beaten, burned, and exposed to the cold, but she never wavered in her faith. Her relics are said to have been taken to Constantinople in the 5th century.

5th century

Another legend tells of Stephanie of Rome, a Christian virgin who was martyred during the Diocletian Persecution in the late 3rd century. According to this story, she was the daughter of a Roman senator and was engaged to a pagan nobleman. When her fiancé discovered her Christian faith, he reported her to the authorities. She was brought before the Roman prefect, who ordered her to renounce her faith. She refused and was subjected to various tortures, including being beaten with rods, exposed to the cold, and threatened with wild beasts. She was eventually beheaded. Her relics were later taken to Constantinople by the Empress Eudoxia in the 5th century.

3rd century