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Saint Alban

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Also known as St. Alban, Albanus, St Alban, Alban

British protomartyr

Person · Open Library

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Sweden
Active from
1957-08-26
euro houseeurodanceeuropopreggaeswedish

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Total plays
3

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Cited by
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Research areas

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Key facts

Born
unknown, Verulamium , Roman Britain (modern-day St Albans , United Kingdom)
Died
disputed: 209, c. 251 or 304, Holywell Hill (formerly Holmhurst Hill), St Albans
Venerated in
Catholic Church , Anglican Communion , Eastern Orthodox Church , Oriental Orthodox Church , Church of the East
Major shrine
Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban
Feast
22 June (Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church, General Roman Calendar of 1960 ) , 20 June ( Current Roman Calendar )
Attributes
soldier with a very large cross and a sword; decapitated, with his head in a holly bush and the eyes of his executioner dropping out
Patronage
converts, refugees, torture victims

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Encyclopedic overview

Saint Alban (/ˈɔːlbən, ˈæl-/; Latin: Albanus) is venerated as the first-recorded British Christian martyr, for which reason he is considered to be the protomartyr of Britain. Along with fellow Saints Julius and Aaron, Alban is one of three named martyrs recorded at an early date from Roman Britain (Amphibalus was the name given much later to the priest he was said to have been protecting). He is traditionally believed to have been beheaded in Verulamium (modern-day St Albans) sometime during the 3rd or 4th century, and has been celebrated there since ancient times.

Life and hagiography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint Alban” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.