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Shortly after Stephen's death, healing miracles were said to have occurred at his tomb.

Stephen was canonized by Pope Gregory VII as Saint Stephen of Hungary in 1083, along with his son, Saint Emeric and Bishop Gerhard ( Hungarian: Szent Gellért ).

Thus Saint Stephen became the first canonized confessor king, a new category of saint.

He is venerated as the patron saint of Hungary, kings, children who are dying, masons, stonecutters, and bricklayers.