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History of St Albans. St Albans is a city located in Hertfordshire, England. [1] . It was originally founded as Verlamion a settlement belonging to the Catuvellauni (a Celtic tribe or state of southeastern Britain before the Roman conquest, attested by inscriptions into the 4th century).
St Albans takes its name from the first British saint, Alban. The most elaborate version of his story, in Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People , relates that he lived in Verulamium , sometime during the 3rd or 4th century, when Christians were suffering persecution.
3 giorni fa · Saint Albans, town and city (district), administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, England. It is located in the valley of the River Ver, about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of central London. A British town was established on the west bank of the Ver in the 1st century bce, and subsequently.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The historic town of St Albans has something for everyone, from Roman ruins to the shrine of St Alban, along with many medieval and Victorian sites. History of St Albans. Originally a Celtic British settlement known as Verlamion, the town was conquered by the Romans and re-named Verulamium.
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History; Status: Active: Founded: 793: Dedication: St Alban: Consecrated: 28 December 1115: Cult(s) present: Saint Alban: Relics held: Saints Alban, Amphibalus: Architecture; Functional status: Cathedral: Heritage designation: Grade I listed: Designated: 8 May 1950: Style: Norman, Romanesque, Gothic: Years built: 1077–1893 ...
A brief history of the Abbey. Founded as a Benedictine monastery by King Offa. The Church dedicated to St Alban was founded by King Offa in 793, over 1200 years ago, as a Benedictine monastery.
Storia. Conosciuta con il nome di Verulamium fu la prima maggiore città della Britannia sulla strada romana che da Dover portava al vallo di Adriano. Il nome del luogo deriva da Sant'Albano d'Inghilterra, primo martire inglese decapitato nella zona ove in futuro è sorto il principale centro abitato. Luoghi d'interesse.
