St Alban
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St Alban is venerated as the first recorded British Christian martyr, traditionally believed to have been executed in Roman Britain for sheltering a Christian priest.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Alban | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyr
ⓘ
person in Christian hagiography ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | persecutions of Christians in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
St Albans, Hertfordshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Verulamium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | religious persecution ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Alban Pilgrimage procession in St Albans
ⓘ
pilgrimage to St Albans Cathedral ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultDevelopedBy | early British Christians ⓘ |
| diedFor |
refusing to renounce Christianity
ⓘ
sheltering a Christian priest ⓘ |
| feastDay | 22 June ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus |
saint recognized in Eastern Christianity
ⓘ
saint recognized in Western Christianity ⓘ |
| hasHagiographicSource | Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIconographicAttribute |
bridge or river (linked to his martyrdom legend)
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palm of martyrdom ⓘ soldier’s cloak ⓘ sword ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
city of St Albans named after him
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numerous churches dedicated to him in Britain ⓘ numerous churches dedicated to him worldwide ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfWorship | St Albans Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Protomartyr of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legendaryAct |
exchanging clothes with a Christian priest to help him escape
ⓘ
publicly declaring himself a Christian before Roman authorities ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath |
beheading
ⓘ
execution ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first recorded British Christian martyr ⓘ |
| patronage |
St Albans, Hertfordshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
converts ⓘ martyrs ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Verulamium
NERFINISHED
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modern St Albans, Hertfordshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | martyr ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St. Alban