Stephen I

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Stephen I was the first Christian king of Hungary, who consolidated the Hungarian state and promoted the spread of Christianity in the early 11th century.

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Label Occurrences
Stephen I canonical 2
Saint Stephen the King 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian monarch
King of Hungary
human
saint
associatedWith Esztergom Archdiocese
Székesfehérvár
birthName Vajk
burialPlace Székesfehérvár Basilica
canonizationDate 1083
canonizedBy Pope Gregory VII
centuryOfActivity 11th century
child Emeric of Hungary
coronationDate 1 January 1001
25 December 1000
coronationPlace Esztergom
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Hungary
dateOfBirth c. 975
dateOfDeath 15 August 1038
era Middle Ages
father Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
feastDay 16 August
20 August
givenName Stephen
languageOfName Hungarian
Latin
mother Sarolt
notableFor consolidation of the Hungarian state
establishing dioceses and archdioceses in Hungary
founding the Christian Kingdom of Hungary
organizing Hungary into counties
promotion of Christianity in Hungary
receiving a crown from the Pope
patronage Hungarian kings
linked to: King of Hungary

Hungary
bricklayers
stonecutters
placeOfBirth Esztergom
Kingdom of Hungary
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Hungary
Székesfehérvár
positionHeld Grand Prince of the Hungarians
King of Hungary
predecessor Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
reignEnd 15 August 1038
reignStart c. 1000
religion Christianity
Roman Catholicism
spouse Gisela of Bavaria
successor Peter Orseolo
title Saint Stephen of Hungary
Szent István
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Church
linked to: Lutheranism

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vajk usedRegnalName Stephen I
Church of St. Stephen the King hasDedication Saint Stephen the King
linked to: Stephen I