Saint Alban is venerated as the first English Christian martyr. Along with his fellow saints Amphibalus Julius and Aaron Alban is one of four named martyrs remembered from Roman Britain. He was martyred by beheading 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.
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birth place
Verulamium
death date
0209-06-22, 0304-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
St Albans
major shrine
St Albans Cathedral
title
Martyr
venerated in
Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodox Church, Catholic Church
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