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St. Albans (other)
St Albans or Saint Albans (including variations in punctuation) is a placename in several countries, ultimately derived from the name of Saint Alban. St. Albans or Saint Albans can refer to: Populated places Australia *St Albans, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne *Electoral district of St Albans, an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. *St Albans Park, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong *St Albans, New South Wales, a town in New South Wales Canada *St. Alban's, Newfoundland and Labrador New Zealand *St Albans, New Zealand, a suburb of Christchurch United Kingdom *St Albans, the main urban area in the City and District of St Albans **St Albans City and District, an administrative district in Hertfordshire, England **St Albans (UK Parliament constituency) **Duke of St. Albans *St Albans, Nottinghamshire, a civil parish *St Alban's Head, an outcrop of Portland Stone on the coast of Dorset, England United States *St. Albans, Maine, a town located in Somerset County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Alban
Saint Alban (; la, Albanus) is venerated as the first-recorded British Christian martyr, for which reason he is considered to be the British protomartyr. 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 St Albans) sometime during the 3rd or 4th century, and his cult has been celebrated there since ancient times. Hagiography Alban lived in Roman Britain, but little is known about his religious affiliations, socioeconomic status, or citizenship. According to the most elaborate version of the tale found in Bede's ''Ecclesiastical History of the English People'', in the 3rd or 4th century (see dating controversy below), Christians began to suffer "cruel persecution", and Alban was living in Verulamium. However, Gildas says he crossed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
