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Alban of Mainz
Missionary and martyr
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 21 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
400
Died
406
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Alban of Mainz (Latin: Albanus or Albinus; supposedly died in or near Mainz) was a Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr in the Late Roman Empire. He is venerated as Saint Alban of Mainz in the Catholic Church, not to be confused with Saint Alban of Verulamium.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Saint Theonistus Saint“According to the 11th-century account, Theonistus, along with Alban of Mainz, Tabra, Tabratha, and Ursus, attended a council in Carthage (the Council of Carthage of 670, but the chronology is confused), and then went on a pilgrimage to Rome.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q686948 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Alban of Mainz (CC BY-SA)
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