August 16
St. Stephen of Hungary (975–1038) was the first King of Hungary and is remembered as a wise and holy ruler who built his kingdom firmly on the foundations of the Christian faith. Crowned around the year 1000, he worked tirelessly to spread Christianity throughout Hungary, organizing dioceses, building churches, and establishing laws rooted in justice and charity. He encouraged his people to live out the Gospel and entrusted Hungary to the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary, earning him the title “Apostolic King.”
He died in 1038 on the feast of the Assumption and was canonized in 1083. St. Stephen is honored as the patron saint of Hungary and kings.
Prayer:
O God, who called Saint Stephen to guide Your people with wisdom and holiness, grant that we may, through his intercession, live faithfully as witnesses of Christ in our own lives. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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