Name
Albanus/Alban, martyr of Verulamium (Britain)
Saint ID
S01364
Number in BH
BHL 206-217
Reported Death Not Before
150
Reported Death Not After
306
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
| ID | Title | E00852 | The Latin Life of *Maximus (bishop of Riez, ob. 452/462, S00424), by Dynamius of Marseille, describes the life, many miracles, and death of the saint, with an account of his dedication of a church to *Alban (martyr of Verulamium, S01364), and references to churches dedicated to other saints. Written in south-east Gaul, c. 580/590. | E02973 | Gildas, in his treatise On the Destruction of Britain, names *Albanus/Alban (martyr of Verulamium, Britain, S01364), and *Aaron and Julius (martyrs of Britain, S01361), as martyrs who suffered in Britain, and states that Britons were unable to visit the tombs of the martyrs or the places of their martyrdom because of the Anglo-Saxon occupation. Written in Latin in Britain, c. 480/c. 550. | E02974 | Gildas, in his treatise On the Destruction of Britain, describes the martyrdom of *Albanus/Alban (martyr of Verulamium, Britain, S01364). Written in Latin in Britain, c. 480/c. 550. | E04858 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 21 June. | E04859 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 22 June. | E05561 | Bede, in his Martyrology, records the feast on 22 June in Britain of *Albanus/Alban (martyr of Verulamium, S01364). Written in Latin at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 725/731. | E05846 | Constantius of Lyon, in his Life of *Germanus (bishop of Auxerre, ob. c. 448, S00455), recounts how Germanus and his companion *Lupus (bishop of Troyes, S00418) visited the shrine of *Albanus/Alban (martyr of Verulamium, S01364) and Albanus subsequently protected their crossing of the Channel. Written in Latin at Lyon (south-east Gaul) between c. 460 and c. 480. | E06245 | Venantius Fortunatus, in a poem on virginity (8.3), when describing the court of heaven lists numerous saints with the cities of their resting-place. Written in Latin in Gaul, probably in the early 570s. | E07536 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Albanus (martyr of Verulamium, Britain, S01364) relates the death of the saint, and describes a visit to his tomb by *Germanus (bishop of Auxerre, ob. c.448, S00455), who leaves relics (membra) of apostles and other martyrs and takes with him soil stained with the blood of Albanus. Written probably in Verulamium and possibly before 400, with an interpolation added at Auxerre (central Gaul) c. 450 or later. |
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