{"id":64964,"date":"2023-08-10T12:38:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T09:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/?post_type=event&#038;p=64964"},"modified":"2023-08-10T12:38:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T09:38:48","slug":"saint-stephens-day","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/en\/event\/saint-stephens-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Stephen&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Stephen<\/strong> (Hungarian: <strong>Istv\u00e1n<\/strong>), who is remembered as the founder of the Hungarian state, was crowned as its first Christian king in 1000 AD. At Christmas, a new independent state of Hungary emerged in Europe. To commemorate him, Hungarians celebrate 20 August primarily as the day of the founding of statehood.\u00a0<\/p><p>Stephen (c. 975\u20131038) became the ruler of Hungary after the death of his father, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/G%C3%A9za,_Grand_Prince_of_the_Hungarians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Great Prince G\u00e9za<\/a> in 997. Stephen I the Holy, who sat on the throne, completed the establishment of the Hungarian kingdom.<\/p><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Hungary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kingdom of Hungary<\/a> consisted of present-day Hungary,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transylvania<\/a> (currently in Romania),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slovakia\">Slovakia<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruthenia\">Ruthenia<\/a>\u00a0(currently\u00a0in Ukraine),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vojvodina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vojvodina<\/a>\u00a0(currently\u00a0in Serbia),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burgenland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Burgenland<\/a>\u00a0(currently\u00a0in Austria),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slavonia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Slavonia<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Croatia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Croatia<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dalmatia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dalmatia<\/a>\u00a0(currently in Croatia) and some other smaller territories around the modern Hungarian borders.<\/p><p>In 1028, Stephen I abolished the power of the tribal princes, dividing the country into comitates, or counties, headed by the king-appointed isp\u00e1ns, or counts. He divided up the country&#8217;s lands among subjects and churches, thus creating a feudal system in Hungary.<\/p><p>As king, he also embraced Catholicism and spread it among his people. It was for this that he was declared a saint after his death.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1704\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"58567\" src=\"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ishtvan_i_svyatoj_pervyj_korol_vengrii_-_saint_stephen_i_the_first_king_of_hungary_10233374214-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ishtvan_i_svyatoj_pervyj_korol_vengrii_-_saint_stephen_i_the_first_king_of_hungary_10233374214-scaled.jpeg 1704w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ishtvan_i_svyatoj_pervyj_korol_vengrii_-_saint_stephen_i_the_first_king_of_hungary_10233374214-266x400.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ishtvan_i_svyatoj_pervyj_korol_vengrii_-_saint_stephen_i_the_first_king_of_hungary_10233374214-479x720.jpeg 479w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ishtvan_i_svyatoj_pervyj_korol_vengrii_-_saint_stephen_i_the_first_king_of_hungary_10233374214-133x200.jpeg 133w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ishtvan_i_svyatoj_pervyj_korol_vengrii_-_saint_stephen_i_the_first_king_of_hungary_10233374214-768x1154.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ishtvan_i_svyatoj_pervyj_korol_vengrii_-_saint_stephen_i_the_first_king_of_hungary_10233374214-1022x1536.jpeg 1022w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ishtvan_i_svyatoj_pervyj_korol_vengrii_-_saint_stephen_i_the_first_king_of_hungary_10233374214-1363x2048.jpeg 1363w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ishtvan_i_svyatoj_pervyj_korol_vengrii_-_saint_stephen_i_the_first_king_of_hungary_10233374214-1200x1803.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ishtvan_i_svyatoj_pervyj_korol_vengrii_-_saint_stephen_i_the_first_king_of_hungary_10233374214-1980x2975.jpeg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1704px) 100vw, 1704px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" data-id=\"58563\" src=\"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/statue-king-saint-stephen-city-hungary-budapest.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/statue-king-saint-stephen-city-hungary-budapest.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/statue-king-saint-stephen-city-hungary-budapest-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/statue-king-saint-stephen-city-hungary-budapest-1079x720.jpeg 1079w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/statue-king-saint-stephen-city-hungary-budapest-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/statue-king-saint-stephen-city-hungary-budapest-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/statue-king-saint-stephen-city-hungary-budapest-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/statue-king-saint-stephen-city-hungary-budapest-1200x801.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"64965\" src=\"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/stephen-i-statue-esztergom-hung-540x720-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/stephen-i-statue-esztergom-hung-540x720-1.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/stephen-i-statue-esztergom-hung-540x720-1-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/stephen-i-statue-esztergom-hung-540x720-1-150x200.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Arpad-dynasty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A member of the \u00c1rp\u00e1d dynasty<\/a>, Stephen I is known in history by several names. In Hungarian, he is known as Szent Istv\u00e1n. Other English names include Stephan I and Saint Stephen. However, his real name was Vajk.<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"my-12 my-md-16 px-4 pt-6 border-primary-top content-section\">\r\n    \n<h6 id=\"heading-4f69b1cc\">further information<\/h6>\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-links wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/en\/peoples\/hungarians\/\">Finno-Ugric peoples: Hungarians<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hungarian State Foundation Day. 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