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Saint Ștefan Brâncoveanu

Martyr
Wallachia and Constantinople
Feast day: August 16

Group icon: Constantin Brâncoveanu the ruler, his sons Constantin, Ștefan, Radu and Matei, and adviser Ianache. Image source: Romanian Patriarchate calendar

A life of faith

Ștefan Brâncoveanu is named in the official calendar among the six Brâncoveanu martyrs executed in Constantinople in 1714. He was the son of Constantin Brâncoveanu. The calendar commemorates the ruler, his four sons, and Ianache together on August 16. This source supplies a shared account rather than a separate biography for Ștefan Brâncoveanu.

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