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Stephen I, king of Hungary: see Stephen, Saint Stephen, Saint, or Stephen I, 975–1038, duke (997–1001) and first king (1001–38) of Hungary, called the Apostle of Hungary. The Hungarian state may be said to date from his reign. ..... Click the link for more information. (975–1038). Stephen Ior Saint Stephen orig. Vajk(born 970/975, Esztergom, Hung.—died Aug. 15, 1038, Esztergom; canonized 1083; feast day August 16) First king of Hungary (1000–38) and founder of the Hungarian state. The son of a Magyar chieftain, he was born a pagan but was later baptized as a Christian. After defeating his cousin to claim the throne, Stephen was crowned; his royal crown was a gift of Pope Sylvester II. His rule was peaceful except for an invasion by Conrad II (1030) and minor disputes with Poland and Bulgaria, and he organized Hungarian government and church administration on German models. He is the patron saint of Hungary. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Stephen is a strange and disturbed boy who creates beautiful sculptures out of clay. Wortle has corrupted Stephen's experience of sex becomes too soon apparent even as the book continues to throw out overly obvious hints, but the fact that Stephen is running from something as much as toward something gives the story tension. Keeping pace with its overall growth strategy, New York's accounting and consulting firm Friedman Alpren & Green LLP announced recently that it was merging its practice with that of Stephen I Soble, LLP. |
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