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edifice of St. Alban The Martyr. -He, St. Alban,
and by those Anglican-Catholics within the
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Religious Pageantry at St. Alban's.
didn't disappiont them, did the good bishop.
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The Procession of St. Alban.
And, the magnificent ceremony of it all ...
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“Saint Alban was the first English Christian martyr
(‘Protomartyr Anglorum’). He is traditionally asso-
ciated with the Diocletianic persecution (c. 305).
According to Bede (Eccl. Hist. i, 7), he was a pagan
of Verulamium (now St. Albans in Herts) who was
converted and baptized by a fugitive priest of whom
he sheltered. When the governor sent soldiers to search
the house, Alban disguised himself in the priest’s cloak,
was arrested, and condemned to (Christian) martyrdom.
The priest, traditionally named Amphibalus, from some
confusion with the cloak (amphibalus), is said to have
been stoned to death a few days later at Redbourn. St.
Alban is commemorated by Venantius Fortunatus
(c. 580) in the line Albanum egregium fecundia
Britannia profert."
"His English shrine still stands at St. Alban’s Abbey.
commemorates him on 17th of June.”
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Quoted Source: The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian
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The Rt. Rev'd Dominic Walker, OGS.
The Anglican Lord Bishop of Monmouth.
The Venerable Howard Levett
of London's St. Alban The Martyr.
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Two Priests Chatting Together.
Portrait Of A Priest. By Alex Albion.
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I attended the St. Alban's Day Festival with
my dear fellow Anglican friend Jill Ferguson.
Beside chatting on and off with Bishop Dominic
Walker of Monmouth, I spent some time also
chatting with and photographing the inter-
faith clergy present at the Solemn Mass that
included The Melkite Greek Catholic Church's
Patriarchal Vicar, Rev'd A. T. John Salter, 74;
Rev'd Father Christopher Cawse of Holy Cross,
Badge Members of the Anglican Order of the
Society of St. Margaret of Scotland; Rev'd Coptic
Father Sergius Scott, 72; and the TV actor
Frank Williams, 77, (shown below), who played
the "Rev'd Timothy Farthing" in the British
Television series called "Dad's Army." Frank
was a delight to meet, to chat with, and to
photograph. He is a devout and well-known
Anglo-Catholic at St. Alban The Martyr.
Along with the Blessed Anglorum Pageantry, I think we were all truly blessed to all come together at St. Alban's Day with my other good Anglican-Catholic friend John Dilkes, who was also present at the pageantry and ceremony as the good verger of the church. He was also attired in traditional clerical vestments with his ceremonial staff. And, all too soon, we saw the end of such a nice and blessed day ... Praise Our Good Lord, always and every day!!
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Germany has nearly a million more Muslims than
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Ecumenical News Service (ENI) International
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1 comment:
Dearest Uncle Monty, I love your "Anglorum". I wish I could have been there. Though your story made feel I was there I suppose for a moment at least. You obviously love the Church like I do. Those pictures of the
"Anglorum" can best be called stunning I would think. Goodbye!
Susan Crabtree (Rev Dr.)
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