Passio Albani (Passion of Saint Alban)
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Passio Albani (Passion of Saint Alban) is a late antique or early medieval hagiographical text recounting the martyrdom and miracles of Saint Alban, venerated as Britain’s first Christian martyr.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Passio Albani (Passion of Saint Alban) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyrdom narrative
ⓘ
Latin prose text ⓘ hagiographical text ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Passion of Saint Alban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCenturyOfComposition | late 4th to early medieval period ⓘ |
| associatedFeastDay | feast of Saint Alban GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Britain hagiography ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | early witness to Christian presence in Britain ⓘ |
| depicts |
execution of Saint Alban
ⓘ
posthumous miracles at Saint Alban's tomb ⓘ trial of Saint Alban ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
martyrdom of Saint Alban
ⓘ
miracles of Saint Alban ⓘ |
| devotionalFunction | encouragement of martyr-like steadfastness ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
ⓘ
saints' lives ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Christian priest or cleric
ⓘ
Roman persecutor ⓘ Saint Alban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later medieval accounts of Saint Alban ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Latin passiones of martyrs ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Saint Alban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Roman Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Verulamium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
edification of Christian readers
ⓘ
promotion of the cult of Saint Alban ⓘ |
| religiousGenre | martyrdom account ⓘ |
| religiousSubtradition | Latin Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Roman persecution of Christians ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation | martyr ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy |
early British Christianity research
ⓘ
late antique hagiography scholarship ⓘ |
| subjectStatus | Britain's first Christian martyr ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
power of miracles
ⓘ
witness to Christian faith unto death ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | late antiquity or early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| title | Passio Albani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
liturgical commemoration of Saint Alban
ⓘ
monastic reading of saints' lives ⓘ |
| venerationContext | cult of Saint Alban ⓘ |
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