The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (114 page)

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Alban, St
.
The first Christian
martyr
in Britain. The date of his death is either
c.
209 or
c.
305. He was converted to Christianity by a fugitive priest he sheltered, in whose cloak he was arrested. He was subsequently put to death. His shrine is in St Albans Abbey. Feast day, 20 June.
al-Bann
(founder of S
f
movement)
:
al-Ba
r
(S
f
)
:

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