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title: "St. Stephen of Hungary: Feast Day August 16 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-stephen-of-hungary/
description: "St. Stephen of Hungary, King, patron of Hungary and kings. Remembered on August 16, died c. 1038. Read their life in Bless."
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King · Remembered on August 16

# St. Stephen of Hungary

St. Stephen of Hungary is remembered on August 16 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of Hungary and kings.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [August 16](https://blessbible.app/saints/august/#16) |
| Title | King |
| Died | c. 1038 |
| Patron of | [Hungary](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#hungary), [kings](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#kings) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Monday, August 16, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-stephen-of-hungary/#calendar) |

## Life

Grand prince of the Magyars, baptized as a boy, who received a crown from Pope Sylvester II in the year 1000 and made of raiding tribes a Christian kingdom: counties, courts, bishoprics, abbeys, and a law that every ten villages build a church.

He was severe with rebellion and open-handed to the poor, serving them with his own hands. He offered his crown to the Virgin as Hungary’s true queen — an offering the nation has never revoked. His incorrupt right hand is Hungary’s most treasured relic.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Stephen of Hungary as patron of Hungary and kings.

[Hungary](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#hungary) [Kings](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#kings)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Stephen of Hungary. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Monday, August 16, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/08/16/) | Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Judges 2:11-19 · Psalm 106:34-35, 36-37, 39-40, 43ab and 44 · Matthew 5:3 · Matthew 19:16-22 |
| [Wednesday, August 16, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/08/16/) | Wednesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Ezekiel 9:1-7; 10:18-22 · Psalm 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 · 2 Corinthians 5:19 · Matthew 18:15-20 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[August 15 Blessed Virgin Mary](https://blessbible.app/saints/blessed-virgin-mary/) [August 17 St. Joan Delanoue](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-joan-delanoue/)

[All the saints of August](https://blessbible.app/saints/august/) [Born on August 16?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#08-16) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Stephen of Hungary

Remembered on August 16

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-stephen-of-hungary/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-stephen-of-hungary/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-stephen-of-hungary/#calendar)

In the app

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