Who is the patron saint of horses?
All we know of St Stephen is found in the Acts of the Apostles. He was one of the first of the seven deacons to be chosen by the apostles to spread the word of Jesus. While preaching in the streets, angry Jews who believed him to be speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God, dragged him outside the city and stoned him to death.. In the crowd, on the side of the mob, was a man called Saul who would later be known as Saint Paul. With the formal establishment of the Church, Stephen became the first Christian Martyr, and his feast day became established as 26th December. In time he became the patron saint of casket makers, coffin makers, deacons, headaches, masons, stone masons and horses!
