Stephen

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Stephen
       n : English writer (1832-1904) [syn: {Sir Leslie Stephen}]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Stephen


     one of the seven deacons, who became a preacher of the gospel.
     He was the first Christian martyr. His personal character and
     history are recorded in Acts 6. "He fell asleep" with a prayer
     for his persecutors on his lips (7:60). Devout men carried him
     to his grave (8:2).
     
       It was at the feet of the young Pharisee, Saul of Tarsus, that
     those who stoned him laid their clothes (comp. Deut. 17:5-7)
     before they began their cruel work. The scene which Saul then
     witnessed and the words he heard appear to have made a deep and
     lasting impression on his mind (Acts 22:19, 20).
     
       The speech of Stephen before the Jewish ruler is the first
     apology for the universalism of the gospel as a message to the
     Gentiles as well as the Jews. It is the longest speech contained
     in the Acts, a place of prominence being given to it as a
     defence.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Stephen, same as Stephanas
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Stephen, MN (city, FIPS 62698)
    Location: 48.45148 N, 96.87717 W
    Population (1990): 707 (342 housing units)
    Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 56757

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Stephen, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
     Population (2000):    708
     Housing Units (2000): 331
     Land area (2000):     0.818521 sq. miles (2.119959 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.818521 sq. miles (2.119959 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            62698
     Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
     Location:             48.450677 N, 96.875338 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     56757
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Stephen, MN
      Stephen