UStephen oyiNgcwele waseHungary, uSanta womhla ka-Agasti 16
(975 - Agasti 15, 1038)
Ibali likaSt. Stephen waseHungary
ICawe indalo iyonke, kodwa intetho yayo ihlala ichaphazeleka, ngcono okanye ngokubi, yinkcubeko yalapha. Akukho maKristu "aqhelekileyo"; kukho amaKristu aseMexico, amaKristu asePoland, amaKristu asePhilippines. Le nyaniso ibonakala kubomi bukaStefano, iqhawe lesizwe kunye nomxhasi wokomoya waseHungary.
Wazalwa engumhedeni, wabhaptizwa eneminyaka eli-10 ubudala, kunye notata wakhe, inkokheli yamaMagyars, iqela elafudukela kwindawo yaseDanube ngenkulungwane ye-20. Kwiminyaka engama-1001 watshata noGisela, udade womlawuli ozayo, uSant'Enrico. Xa wangena ezihlangwini zikayise, uStephen wamkela umgaqo wokwenza ilizwe libe liKrestu ngenxa yezopolitiko kunye nenkolo. Wacinezela uthotho lwemvukelo ngezidwangube zobuhedeni kwaye wamanyanisa amaMagyars kwiqela elomeleleyo lesizwe. Wacela upopu ukuba alungiselele ukulungelelaniswa kweCawa eHungary waza wacela nokuba upopu amnike iwonga lokuba ngukumkani. Wayethweswe isithsaba ngomhla weKrisimesi nge-XNUMX.
UStefano waseka inkqubo yezishumi yokuxhasa iicawa nabefundisi kunye nokunceda amahlwempu. Kwizixeko ezili-10, umntu kwafuneka akhe icawa kwaye axhase umfundisi. Wazitshitshisa izithethe zabahedeni ngogonyamelo kwaye wayalela wonke umntu ukuba atshate, ngaphandle kwabefundisi nezenkolo. Yayifikeleleka ngokulula kubo bonke, ngakumbi amahlwempu.
Ngo-1031, unyana wakhe uEmeric wasweleka kwaye yonke imihla kaStephen baqhutywa yimpikiswano ngalowo ungena ezihlangwini zakhe. Abazukulwana bakhe bazama ukumbulala. Wasweleka ngo-1038 kwaye ngokudityaniswa kunye nonyana wakhe, ngo-1083.
Ukucingisisa
Isipho sikaThixo sobungcwele luthando lobuKristu ngoThixo nangoluntu. Ngamanye amaxesha uthando kufuneka lube neyona nkalo ilungileyo yeyona ilungileyo. UKristu wahlasela abahanahanisi phakathi kwabaFarisi, kodwa wafa ebaxolela. UPaul wayikhupha ngaphandle indoda eyayisenza umbulo eKorinte "ukuze usindiswe umoya wakhe." Amanye amaKristu alwa iiMfazwe Zomnqamlezo ngenzondelelo ebalaseleyo, ngaphandle kweenjongo ezingafanelekanga zabanye.
Namhlanje, emva kweemfazwe ezingenangqondo kunye nokuqonda okunzulu kobume bentshukumisa yenkuthazo yabantu, siyarhoxa kulo naluphi na uhlobo lobundlobongela, ngokwasemzimbeni okanye "ngokuthula". Olu phuculo lusempilweni luyaqhubeka njengoko abantu bexoxa ukuba kunokwenzeka na ukuba umKristu abe lililo ngokupheleleyo okanye nokuba ngamanye amaxesha ububi kufuneka bukhishwe ngenkani.