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The opening as it read in 2020

St. Stephen , 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. 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 with invalid book ). A rival site is located in the Kidron Valley .¹ The Archaeology of the Jerusalem Area . Jerusalem in the Time of the Crusades: Society, Landscape and Art in the Holy City Under Frankish Rule .

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

Stephen's Basilica ( ) or simply the Church of St. Stephen , 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. 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 is located in the Kidron Valley . The Archaeology of the Jerusalem Area . Jerusalem in the Time of the Crusades: Society, Landscape and Art in the Holy City Under Frankish Rule .

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Stephen's Basilica ( Hebrew : מנזר סנט אטיין ) or simply the Church of St. Stephen , 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. 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 . The Archaeology of the Jerusalem Area . Jerusalem in the Time of the Crusades: Society, Landscape and Art in the Holy City Under Frankish Rule .

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martyr	2	2	2