Gustave Doré; Black and White Engraving; The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen, first Christian martyr

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Passing through the third circle of Purgatory where the sin of anger is purged, Dante has a vision int he course of which he beholds the death of the proto-martyr, Stephen reenacted. Stephen was killed by stoning in the year 33, and is celebrated as the first Christian Martyr.

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