Saint Alban - Wikipedia
WEBSaint Alban (/ ˈɔːlbən, ˈæl -/; Latin: Albanus) is venerated as the first-recorded British Christian martyr, [1] for which reason he is considered to be the British protomartyr.
Saint Alban | Roman Britain, Martyrdom, Christianity | Britannica
WEBSaint Alban ; feast day June 22) was the first British martyr. According to the historian Bede, he served in the Roman army and was converted to Christianity by a fugitive priest whom he sheltered and with whom he exchanged clothes, so that he was martyred in the priest’s place (c. 304; other dates.
St. Alban - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
WEBSt. Alban was the first martyr of England, his own country (homeland). During a persecution of Christians, Alban, though a pagan, hid a priest in his house. The priest made such a great impression on him that Alban received instructions and …
St. Alban - FaithND
WEBSt. Alban is considered the first British martyr, and his story dates back to the first centuries of the Church. He was a prominent citizen of the Roman empire living in what is now England. Though he was a pagan, he sheltered a …
St. Alban: First Martyr of Britain - Anglican Compass
WEBJun 20, 2024 · Amongst those who gave up all for their faith in Christ was Alban, the first recorded martyr—or protomartyr—of Great Britain. Alban, also often considered Britain’s first saint, was no king, bishop, or priest. He was a layperson and had only been a Christian for a few days before his execution.
St Alban, Christian Martyr - Historic UK
WEBSt. Alban Roman Britain was brutal for early Christian believers, with many being executed and others scourged into submission. Bede ’s “Ecclesiastical History of the English People” recorded how, in the third and fourth century AD, Christians faced severe persecution, with many going into hiding.
St. Alban Feast day: Jun 20 - Catholic News Agency
WEBJun 20, 2011 · St. Alban was the first Christian martyr in Britain during the early 4th century. He is the patron saint of converts and torture victims.
Saint Alban - New World Encyclopedia
WEBSt Albans Cathedral (formerly St Albans Abbey) is an Church of England cathedral church at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Its nave, at 84 meters (275 feet), is the longest of any cathedral in England. The Benedictine abbey and Anglican cathedral have a …
Saint Alban: The First British Martyr - Diocese of Westminster …
WEBAlban is now the patron saint of converts, refugees, torture victims, the Midlands and the city of St. Albans. He has a major shrine and abbey dedicated to him in the city of St. Albans on the place where he was martyred.
Alban, Saint | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia
WEBAlban, Saint, first martyr of Britain, suffered c. 304. The commonly received account of the martyrdom of St. Alban meets us as early as the pages of Bede‘s “Ecclesiastical History” (Bk. I, chs. vii and xviii).