St._Stephen's_Basilica,_Jerusalem
St. Stephen's Basilica, Jerusalem
Church in Jerusalem
The St. Stephen's Basilica[1] (Hebrew: מנזר סנט אטיין) or simply the Church of St. Stephen,[2] also known by its French name, Saint-Étienne, is the name given to a Catholic church located outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, on the road leading north to Nablus.[3][4] It is next to the convent of St. Stephen, home to the French Bible and Archaeology School (École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem), and the convent church. An old tradition sees this place as the place where the martyrdom of Saint Stephen took place, the martyr deacon mentioned in the book of Acts (Acts 7: 54–60). A rival site connected to a later, post-Byzantine tradition is located in the Kidron Valley.