August 2nd

Saint Stephen I, Pope

Saint · Common of Pope · Rome, Italy · d. 257

At Rome in the cemetery of Callixtus, Saint Stephen the First, pope, who, lest the baptismal union of Christians with Christ, to be effected once only, be obscured, forbade heretics who sought full communion with the Church to be baptized again.

Latin Original

Roma in coemetério Callisti, sancti Stéphani papze Primi, qui, ne christianórum baptismális cum Christo ünio semel tantum efficiénda obscurarétur, harréticos prohibuit, qui plenam Ecclésiee communiónem péterent, iterum baptizári.