On the Kalendar: Saint Alban, Proto-Martyr of Britain

Posted by petrus, on June 22nd, 2020
June from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“June”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France).

Not much is known about Alban’s early life. His Legend begins when he met a Christian priest fleeing from persecutors . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Saint Alban, Proto-Martyr of Britain

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Saint Alban, Protomartyr of England

Posted by petrus, on June 22nd, 2020
Martyrdom of Alban

The martyrdom of St Alban, from a 13th-century manuscript, now in the Trinity College Library, Dublin. From Wikipedia.

O God, in whose sight the death of thy saints is precious, and who gavest grace to thy blessed Martyr Saint Alban to glorify thee by his death: Grant that we, following his faith . . . → Read More: Saint Alban, Protomartyr of England

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