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cathedral is built on what is believed to be the site of the
martyrdom of St Alban. The hill upon which it stands overlooks the
valley of the river Ver, beyond which lie the buried ruins of the
Roman city of Verulamium.
The shrine of St Alban is documented from early times, and it is
recorded that St Germanus of Auxerre visited the site in 429. Early
in the 8th century, Bede wrote of the beautiful Church worthy of all
Alban's martyrdom where miracles of healing took place.
The monastic structure of this church was re ordered by King Offa
of Mercia in 793 and a new order and discipline introduced by St
Oswald in the 960s.
The availability of huge amounts of building material from the
ruins of nearby Roman Verulamium was put to good use in the Norman
era, from which time many of the features of the building date.
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Albans Bells
Magna Carta Great Council Prayer
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