Saint Alban
British protomartyr · United Kingdom · Lived 300 to 305 · aged 5
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Something wrong?Saint Alban 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.
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Stained glass in St Albans Cathedral in England, showing the martyrdom of Saint Alban
The martyrdom of St Alban, a miniature from a 13th-century manuscript written and illustrated by Matthew Paris, now in Trinity College Library, Dublin; here, the executioner's eyes are depicted falling out of his head, concurring with Bede's account.
The martyrdom of Amphibalus from the Trinity College Life of St Alban
Framed tinted drawing of Heraclius taking down the head of Saint Alban, from the Trinity College Life![Contemporary Eastern Orthodox icon of Saint Alban. The martyr's cross and red robe represent his martyrdom, the latter specifically representing the blood shed during it.[20]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/StAlban.jpg/330px-StAlban.jpg)
Contemporary Eastern Orthodox icon of Saint Alban. The martyr's cross and red robe represent his martyrdom, the latter specifically representing the blood shed during it.[20]
St. Alban window at Church of the Good Shepherd (Rosemont, Pennsylvania)
Stained glass window depicting Saint Alban and Saint George, another martyr and the patron saint of EnglandAbout this person
Saint Alban 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. He is traditionally believed to have been beheaded in Verulamium sometime during the 3rd or 4th century, and has been celebrated there since ancient times.
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