Saint Stephen I (969/970, Esztergom - August 15, 1038, Székesfehérvár) was the first Hungarian king. The son of Prince Géza and Princess Sarolt, he was the founder of the Christian Hungarian state, the patron saint of Hungary, the heavenly patron of the Hungarian nation and the patron saint of all Hungarian soldiers. His tomb is in the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessd Virgin Mary, which he built. His shrines are the St. Stephen’s Basilica and the St. Stephen’s Cathedral . 

He is celebrated on August 20.

His symbols are the Holy Crown, the sceptre and the national apple.