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Alban

see St Albans (disambiguation) for place names

Saint Alban was the first Christian martyr in Britain, becoming a saint of the Catholic Church. According to the church, he was a pagan who converted to Christianity and was executed either circa 304 or 309, by beheading on a hill above the Roman settlement of Verulamium. St. Albans Abbey at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England was later founded near this site.

Feast day: June 22.

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Alban is a town in Wisconsin. See: Alban, Wisconsin.
Alban is a township in South Dakota. See: Alban Township, South Dakota.

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