Resultado de búsqueda
Hace 3 días · BOROUGH. We learn from the Domesday Book (1086) that there were in the town of St. Albans four Frenchmen ( francigeni ) and sixteen villeins, with thirteen bordars and forty-six burgesses who held ½ hide of land.
Hace 4 días · St. Alban was the first Christian martyr in Britain during the early 4th century. He is the patron saint of converts and torture victims.
Hace 5 días · Alban the Protomartyr of Britain lived in ancient Verulamium, now Saint Albans, in the northwest of London. Though his origins and occupation remain a mystery, ancient frescoes and seals offer glimpses of the man. Some depict him in military attire, while others show a thick-bearded figure with a cloak, hinting at wisdom and strength.
Hace 3 días · The legend of the foundation of St. Albans Abbey has been graphically written by Matthew Paris, a 13th-century monk of the abbey.
Hace 2 días · Historical Development. No part of the pre-Conquest buildings of the Benedictine Abbey founded by Offa II., king of the Mercians, in 793, now remains. The earlier monastery was destroyed during the rebuilding by Abbot Paul of Caen (1077 to 1093), though some of the old material appears to have been re-used.
Hace 4 días · Honoured as Britain’s very first saint, Alban’s story has profound relevance and lessons for us today; an ordinary man who opened his door to a stranger fleeing persecution; someone whose faith inspired great courage to stand up for what is right.
Hace 4 días · Saturday 22 June 2024 | 11am - 5pm. For the first time, the Alban Pilgrimage procession unites with the vibrant Alban Festival on a single day. Witness the awe-inspiring spectacle of 12ft puppets weaving through the streets, retelling the story of St Alban – from whom the City gets its name.
