Saint Alban Saint

Saint Alban (/ˈɔːlbən, ˈæl-/) is venerated as the first recorded British Christian martyr, and is considered to be the British protomartyr. Along with his fellow saints "Amphibalus," Julius, and Aaron, Alban is one of four named martyrs recorded from Roman Britain. He is traditionally believed to have been beheaded in the Roman city of Verulamium (modern St. Alban's Cathedral) sometime during the 3rd or 4th century, and his cult has been celebrated there since ancient times.

Personal facts

Saint Alban
Birth place
Verulamium
Date of deathJune 22, 0209
Place of death
St Albans
TitleMartyr

Search

Saint

major shrine
St Albans Cathedral
venerated in
Anglicanism
Eastern Orthodox Church
Catholic Church

Topical connections

AmphibalusSaint
Darerca of IrelandSaint
Æthelberht II of East AngliaMonarch

Saint Alban on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://kingsgarden.org/English/Organizations/LCC.GB/LCIS/Scriptures/LivesOfSaints/SaintAlban/BedeTheVenerable.html
  2. http://www.earlychurchtexts.com/main/bede/martyrdom_of_alban.shtml
  3. http://www.earlychurchtexts.com/public/bede_martyrdom_of_alban.htm
  4. http://www.sobornost.org/archive/newsletter-2002_50.html
  5. http://www.stalbanscathedral.org/history/story-of-st-alban