Alban was a Roman-Briton martyr. He died in 304 AD, long before the Anglo-Saxons inhabited England. So why would they adopt him as a saint? In the Summer of 304 AD, during the persecution of Diocletian, the Roman authorities chased down St Amphibalus, a local Christian priest. He ran from door to door, trying to find a friendly neighbour who would hide him.
It's interesting... All those stories of ancient saints were well known to us. But it seems as if new ears were given to us in the last years, hearing them yet again in a more vibrant tone, full of meaning and connection.
This is amazing. This saint might actually fit in my Roman soldier WIP, which starts in Capernaum in the first century AD and is meant to end in England around this time.
It's interesting... All those stories of ancient saints were well known to us. But it seems as if new ears were given to us in the last years, hearing them yet again in a more vibrant tone, full of meaning and connection.
Is the icon by Aidan Hart?
This is amazing. This saint might actually fit in my Roman soldier WIP, which starts in Capernaum in the first century AD and is meant to end in England around this time.