medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>From: John Dillon <[log in to unmask]>
>Or perhaps the Roman provinces of Britannia Superior and Britannia
>Inferior. Roman Britain was divided into two provinces about the same time
>as the conjectured date reported above for Alban's death. But just as we
>don't known when Alban suffered martyrdom, so we also don't know when this
>division took place.
There is also Alba, the part of the island of Britain that was not conquered
by Rome and thus was not part of the province. And perhaps we don't know the
real name of the saint known as "Alban," if the figure is more than
legendary. Others have been known more by place of birth than personal or
family name. Whenever I see his name, I wonder whether he might be a native
of Alba.
Francine Nicholson
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