Talk:Saint Alban
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Why not Nero in c.66 CE? Bede says when the cruel emperors "first"... wasn't Nero the first emperor to overtly persecute Christians?
" However, modern scholars now believe that the decree may have been given by Decius in circa 254 " Decius died in 251, so how modern is this? A source is always welcome. Perhaps the editor meant hagiography, not history. Wetman 12:10, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Feast Day
I'm not a regular editor on this article, so I may leave this for someone else to correct, but the article lists two (2) different Feast Days. The block, or insert, at the beginning states it is "March 20." Later in the article it states it is June 22. In all my research, the only date that I can find is June 22. It is June 22 in the various Catholic Saints calendars that I find on the internet, and it is June 22 in the Anglican Church calendar. Further, it is listed as June 22 in John J. Delaney's "Dictionary of Saints," of which I have a copy on my bookshelf. I am a Past Master and Secretary of a Masonic Lodge named "St. Alban's Lodge," and every other St. Alban's Lodge that I know of (there are about 2 dozen worldwide) considers June 22 as his Feast Day. Who came up with March 20??? PGNormand 19:15, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Restoring to 2 Nov 2004 version
Slightly mystified as to why this was overwritten with the content of St Albans Cathedral by User:62.252.64.13 on 18th December. I've reverted it now, but can't think why this would have happened. There is some overlap between this article and the England's first Christian martyr section of St Albans Cathedral, but there were obviously more details here which were lost in the above overwriting, which I've just restored. Oh well. - MykReeve 01:04, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Image
I have doubts as to whether Image:StAlban.jpg is actually a portrait of this St. Alban. This seems to be a Polish icon, and the cult of St. Alban was always localized to England. The Saint portrayed here is not shown as a martyr or beheaded, which is the standard representation of St. Alban. Dsmdgold 15:40, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Veneration in the Cath. Church
The article states that he is no longer listed in the Roman Catholic calendar. My question: In which calender was he listed and is not listed anymore? I doubt that he ever was listed in the universal calendar. Doesn't the catholic church in England venerate him? --Benedikt 15:26, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Date of death
Is it correct to put him in the category of AD304 deaths, when 304 is only one of three possible dates given for his death? My own view is that this should be a non-cat. Legis 09:28, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
