. . . "According to Bede's Ecclesiastical History, I.vii and xviii, Alban was a pagan living at Verulamium (modern day St Albans, England}, who converted to Christianity, and was executed by beheading on a hill above the Roman settlement of Verulamium. St. Albans Abbey at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England was later founded near this site. The date of the execution is best left to the Venerable Bede: \"when the cruel Emperors first published their edicts against the Christians\" in other words, sometime prior to Christianity becoming an officially tolerated religion of the Roman Empire under Emperor Constantine in 324, when local Christians were persecuted by the Romans. Alban sheltered a Christian priest, (Geoffrey of Monmouth's later interpolation giving his name as \"Amphibalus,\" the name for a cloak) in his home, and was converted and baptised by him. When the \"impious prince\" (as Bede has it) sent Roman soldiers to Alban's house to look for the priest, Alban exchanged cloaks with the priest and was arrested in his stead. Alban was taken before the magistrate, where he avowed his new Christian faith and was condemned for it. He was beheaded on the spot where St. Alban's Cathedral now stands. A cult connected with Alban was already in existence in the 6th century, for Bede quotes a line from one of the Carmina of Venantius Fortunatus, Albanum egregium f\u00E6cunda Britannia profert (\"Fruitful Britain holy Alban yields\"). Bede tells several legends associated with the story of Alban's execution. On his way to the execution, Alban had to cross a river, and finding the bridge full of people, he made the waters part and crossed over on dry land. And the executioner was so impressed with Alban's faith that he also converted to Christianity on the spot, and refused to kill him. Another executioner was quickly found (whose eyes dropped out of his head when he did the deed), and the first was killed after Alban, becoming the second British martyr for Christ. Some details added to St. Alban's tradition come from confusing him with another St. Alban, or Albinus, who was martyred at Mainz."@en . . "Unknown"@en . . . . . . "Acest Alban, fiind \u00EEnc\u0103 p\u0103g\u00E2n, pe vremea c\u00E2nd nemilo\u015Fi \u00EEmp\u0103ra\u0163i se ridicau cu cruzime \u00EEmpotriva cre\u015Ftinilor, a ad\u0103postit \u00EEn casa lui pe un anume preot, care fugea de asupritorii s\u0103i. V\u0103z\u00E2ndu-l mereu pe acesta priveghi\u00E2nd \u015Fi rug\u00E2ndu-se ne\u00EEncetat, \u00EEndat\u0103 Harul Duhului Sf\u00E2nt str\u0103luci \u015Fi asupra lui Alban, \u015Fi el \u00EEncepu s\u0103-i urmeze preotului \u00EEn credin\u0163\u0103 \u015Fi evlavie; \u015Fi \u00EEmp\u0103rt\u0103\u015Findu-se cu r\u00E2vn\u0103 de sfintele \u00EEnv\u0103\u0163\u0103turi, lep\u0103d\u0103 \u00EEntunericul idolatriei \u015Fi \u00EEmbr\u0103\u0163i\u015F\u0103 cu toat\u0103 inima credin\u0163a cre\u015Ftin\u0103. Pe scurt, aproape to\u0163i oamenii din ora\u015F se aflau acolo, iar \u00EEn cetate r\u0103m\u0103sese numai judec\u0103torul singur."@ro . . . "Alban"@en . . "Wight, formerly human"@en . "According to Bede's Ecclesiastical History, I.vii and xviii, Alban was a pagan living at Verulamium (modern day St Albans, England}, who converted to Christianity, and was executed by beheading on a hill above the Roman settlement of Verulamium. St. Albans Abbey at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England was later founded near this site. A cult connected with Alban was already in existence in the 6th century, for Bede quotes a line from one of the Carmina of Venantius Fortunatus, Albanum egregium f\u00E6cunda Britannia profert (\"Fruitful Britain holy Alban yields\")."@en . . . "Male"@en . . . . . "Alban ( API : /al.b\u0251\u0303/ ) 1. \n* Pr\u00E9nom masculin. \n* banal \n* Albane (f\u00E9minin d\u2019Alban)"@fr . . . . . "Alban was a wight ruler in Maztica."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Alban"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Alban"@ro . . . . . . . . "Alban ( API : /al.b\u0251\u0303/ ) 1. \n* Pr\u00E9nom masculin. \n* banal \n* Albane (f\u00E9minin d\u2019Alban)"@fr . . . ">\"Oh, it's you! I wasn't sure you'd escape those annoying little creatures. Of course they wouldn't bother me, but here's a hint: metal armor is fireproof, but a charge attack will take care of them.\" \u2014Alban Alban (\u30D0\u30F3\u30B8\u30A7\u30EB=\u30B0\u30EA\u30DE\u30FC\u30C1\u30E7 or Banjeru in Japanese) is a dragon from Artisans who is imprisoned in Dark Hollow. When Spyro rescues him, Alban gives him advice on how to deal with enemies wielding metal armor."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Acest Alban, fiind \u00EEnc\u0103 p\u0103g\u00E2n, pe vremea c\u00E2nd nemilo\u015Fi \u00EEmp\u0103ra\u0163i se ridicau cu cruzime \u00EEmpotriva cre\u015Ftinilor, a ad\u0103postit \u00EEn casa lui pe un anume preot, care fugea de asupritorii s\u0103i. V\u0103z\u00E2ndu-l mereu pe acesta priveghi\u00E2nd \u015Fi rug\u00E2ndu-se ne\u00EEncetat, \u00EEndat\u0103 Harul Duhului Sf\u00E2nt str\u0103luci \u015Fi asupra lui Alban, \u015Fi el \u00EEncepu s\u0103-i urmeze preotului \u00EEn credin\u0163\u0103 \u015Fi evlavie; \u015Fi \u00EEmp\u0103rt\u0103\u015Findu-se cu r\u00E2vn\u0103 de sfintele \u00EEnv\u0103\u0163\u0103turi, lep\u0103d\u0103 \u00EEntunericul idolatriei \u015Fi \u00EEmbr\u0103\u0163i\u015F\u0103 cu toat\u0103 inima credin\u0163a cre\u015Ftin\u0103. Dup\u0103 c\u00E2teva zile pline de pace, auzind judec\u0103torul cel r\u0103u vestea c\u0103 preotul se ad\u0103poste\u015Fte \u00EEn casa lui Alban, \u00EE\u015Fi trimise slujitorii s\u0103-l prind\u0103 \u015Fi s\u0103-l aduc\u0103 la el. Sosind ace\u015Ftia \u00EEn fa\u0163a casei, Alban ie\u015Fi de\u00EEndat\u0103 \u00EEnaintea lor \u00EEmbr\u0103cat \u00EEn hainele preo\u0163e\u015Fti ale p\u0103rintelui \u015Fi \u00EEnv\u0103\u0163\u0103torului s\u0103u, \u015Fi se d\u0103du pe sine lor \u00EEn locul aceluia. C\u00E2nd judec\u0103torul, care se afla \u00EEn templul p\u0103g\u00E2n, jertfind idolilor, \u00EEl v\u0103zu pe Alban \u015Fi auzi cum el \u00EEnsu\u015Fi se predase \u00EEn m\u00E2inile osta\u015Filor, primejduindu-\u015Fi via\u0163a pentru a-l salva pe oaspetele s\u0103u, se m\u00E2nie amarnic \u015Fi porunci s\u0103 fie adus \u00EEnaintea idolilor, zic\u00E2ndu-i: \"Pentru c\u0103 ai ales s\u0103 ascunzi \u015Fi s\u0103 protejezi un rebel \u015Fi un hulitor, \u00EEn loc s\u0103-l dai \u00EEn m\u00E2inile osta\u015Filor, spre a fi pedepsit pentru dispre\u0163ul s\u0103u fa\u0163\u0103 de zei, vei primi tu \u00EEnsu\u0163i \u00EEntreaga pedeaps\u0103 care i se cuvine lui, dac\u0103 nu te vei \u00EEnchina zeilor no\u015Ftri.\" Dar Sf\u00E2ntul Alban, care de bun\u0103voie se declarase cre\u015Ftin \u00EEn fa\u0163a asupritorilor, nu se sperie deloc de amenin\u0163\u0103rile judec\u0103torului, ci \u00EEmbr\u0103c\u00E2nd plato\u015Fa luptei celei duhovnice\u015Fti, r\u0103spunse r\u0103spicat c\u0103 nu se va supune poruncii. Atunci judec\u0103torul \u00EEl \u00EEntreb\u0103: \"Din ce familie \u015Fi din ce neam e\u015Fti tu?\" \"Ce te prive\u015Fte pe tine, de unde vin \u015Fi care-mi este neamul? Dac\u0103 vrei s\u0103 auzi adev\u0103rul despre credin\u0163a mea, afl\u0103 c\u0103 sunt acum cre\u015Ftin \u015Fi respect \u00EEnv\u0103\u0163\u0103tura cre\u015Ftin\u0103.\" \"Te \u00EEntreb cum te cheam\u0103, spune-mi degrab\u0103!\" \"M\u0103 cheam\u0103 Alban, \u015Fi cred \u015Fi m\u0103 \u00EEnchin Dumnezeului celui viu \u015Fi adev\u0103rat, Care a creat toate cele ce sunt.\" La acestea, judec\u0103torul, fierb\u00E2nd de m\u00E2nie, izbucni: \"Dac\u0103 vrei s\u0103 te bucuri de fericirea vie\u0163ii ve\u015Fnice, nu \u00EEnt\u00E2rzia s\u0103 aduci jertf\u0103 zeilor celor mari!\" \"Aceste jertfe \u00EEnchinate diavolilor nu aduc nici folos, nici \u00EEmplinirea cererilor celor care se roag\u0103. Dimpotriv\u0103, oricine ofer\u0103 aceste jertfe \u00EE\u015Fi atrage asupra lui os\u00E2nda ve\u015Fnic\u0103.\" Judec\u0103torul, auzind aceste cuvinte, se \u00EEnfurie nespus, \u015Fi porunci ca Sf\u00E2ntul M\u0103rturisitor al lui Dumnezeu s\u0103 fie chinuit de c\u0103l\u0103i, socotind c\u0103 astfel \u00EEi va sf\u0103r\u00E2ma neclintirea \u00EEn credin\u0163\u0103. Dar Sf\u00E2ntul chinuit fiind, pe toate le \u00EEndur\u0103 cu r\u0103bdare, sau mai degrab\u0103 cu bucurie, de dragul Domnului. C\u00E2nd judec\u0103torul v\u0103zu c\u0103 nu-l poate \u00EEnvinge prin torturi, spre a-l face s\u0103 lepede de Hristos, porunci s\u0103 fie omor\u00E2t. Pe drumul spre locul de execu\u0163ie, Alban ajunse la un r\u00E2u, care curgea n\u0103valnic \u00EEntre zidul ora\u015Fului \u015Fi arena unde urma s\u0103 fie executat. Acolo v\u0103zu o mul\u0163ime mare de oameni, \u015Fi b\u0103rba\u0163i \u015Fi femei, de toate v\u00E2rstele \u015Fi de toate rangurile, care se adunaser\u0103 negre\u015Fit datorit\u0103 unei r\u00E2nduieli dumnezeie\u015Fti, spre a asista la v\u0103rsarea s\u00E2ngelui unui mucenic; ace\u015Ftia to\u0163i \u00EEntr-at\u00E2ta se \u00EEngr\u0103m\u0103diser\u0103 ca s\u0103 treac\u0103 pe puntea de peste r\u00E2ul amintit, \u00EEnc\u00E2t Alban \u015Fi \u00EEnso\u0163itorii s\u0103i nu mai g\u0103sir\u0103 loc de trecere pe l\u00E2ng\u0103 ei. Pe scurt, aproape to\u0163i oamenii din ora\u015F se aflau acolo, iar \u00EEn cetate r\u0103m\u0103sese numai judec\u0103torul singur. Sf. Alban, a\u015Fadar, sim\u0163ind o ad\u00E2nc\u0103 \u015Fi arz\u0103toare dorin\u0163\u0103 de a ajunge mai repede la locul muceniciei, \u00EE\u015Fi f\u0103cu loc spre p\u00E2r\u00E2u, \u015Fi numai ce \u00EE\u015Fi \u00EEn\u0103l\u0163\u0103 ochii spre cer, c\u0103 apa p\u00E2r\u00E2ului se desp\u0103r\u0163i \u00EEn dou\u0103, l\u0103s\u00E2ndu-i un loc uscat de trecere. Dintre to\u0163i, numai c\u0103l\u0103ul c\u0103ruia i se poruncise s\u0103-l ucid\u0103 cu sabia v\u0103zu aceasta, \u015Fi c\u0103l\u0103uzit fiind de Duhul Sf\u00E2nt, alerg\u0103 s\u0103-l \u00EEnt\u00E2mpine la locul de execu\u0163ie. Dar odat\u0103 ajuns acolo, \u00EE\u015Fi arunc\u0103 sabia \u00EEnaintea Sf\u00E2ntului Alban, c\u0103zu la picioarele lui, \u015Fi \u00EEl implor\u0103 s\u0103-i \u00EEng\u0103duie s\u0103 sufere al\u0103turi de el, sau, dac\u0103 s-ar putea, \u00EEn locul lui. Astfel deveni dintr-un asupritor un frate de credin\u0163\u0103, \u015Fi pentru c\u0103 ceilal\u0163i c\u0103l\u0103i ezitau s\u0103 ridice sabia care z\u0103cea la p\u0103m\u00E2nt, Sf\u00E2ntul Alban, \u00EEnso\u0163it de \u00EEntreaga mul\u0163ime, se urc\u0103 pe un deal aflat la vreo 500 de pa\u015Fi de acel loc, \u015Fi care era \u00EEmpodobit cu tot felul de flori, cobor\u00E2nd lin spre o minunat\u0103 c\u00E2mpie, vrednic\u0103 prin frumuse\u0163ea ei de a fi locul de martiriu al unui mucenic. Pe culmea acestui deal, Sf\u00E2ntul Alban se rug\u0103 lui Dumnezeu s\u0103-i trimit\u0103 pu\u0163in\u0103 ap\u0103, \u015Fi \u00EEndat\u0103 un izvor curat \u0163\u00E2\u015Fni sub picioarele sale, \u00EEncredin\u0163\u00E2ndu-i pe to\u0163i cei de fa\u0163\u0103 c\u0103 \u015Fi r\u00E2ul cel mare din vale \u00EE\u015Fi desp\u0103r\u0163ise apele tot printr-o minune datorat\u0103 rug\u0103ciunilor mucenicului. \u00CEn acest loc, viteazul mucenic fu lovit de moarte, \u015Fi prin aceasta primi cununa vie\u0163ii pe care Dumnezeu a f\u0103g\u0103duit-o tuturor celor ce \u00CEl iubesc pe El. Dar cel ce \u00EEi d\u0103du lovitura nu apuc\u0103 s\u0103 triumfe deasupra mor\u0163ii mucenicului, c\u0103ci \u00EEndat\u0103 ochii \u00EEi c\u0103zur\u0103 din orbite jos pe p\u0103m\u00E2nt odat\u0103 cu binecuv\u00E2ntatul cap al Mucenicului. Tot atunci fu ucis osta\u015Ful care se rugase s\u0103 sufere al\u0103turi de Alban, refuz\u00E2nd s\u0103-l r\u0103neasc\u0103, \u015Fi care, de\u015Fi nu se \u00EEnnoise prin botez, totu\u015Fi fu cur\u0103\u0163it prin v\u0103rsarea propriului s\u00E2nge, \u015Fi se \u00EEnvrednici s\u0103 intre \u00EEn \u00CEmp\u0103r\u0103tia Cerurilor. Atunci judec\u0103torul, cov\u00E2r\u015Fit de puterea at\u00E2tor minuni dumnezeie\u015Fti, porunci ca prigoana s\u0103 se \u00EEncheie \u00EEndat\u0103, \u00EEncep\u00E2nd s\u0103 cinsteasc\u0103 el \u00EEnsu\u015Fi mucenicia sfin\u0163ilor. Sf\u00E2ntul Alban a primit moartea muceniceasc\u0103 pe data de 22 iunie, \u00EEn apropierea ora\u015Fului Verulamium, unde mai t\u00E2rziu, \u00EEn vremuri de pace pentru cre\u015Ftini, a fost \u00EEn\u0103l\u0163at\u0103 o frumoas\u0103 biseric\u0103. Multe minuni \u015Fi vindec\u0103ri se petrec \u00EEn acel loc prin rug\u0103ciunile Mucenicului p\u00E2n\u0103 \u00EEn zilele noastre. Tot \u00EEn aceea\u015Fi prigoan\u0103 au primit moarte muceniceasc\u0103 Sfin\u0163ii Aaron \u015Fi Iuliu, cet\u0103\u0163eni ai ora\u015Fului Chester, \u015Fi mul\u0163i al\u0163i cre\u015Ftini, at\u00E2t b\u0103rba\u0163i, c\u00E2t \u015Fi femei, care r\u0103bd\u00E2nd chinuri amarnice, fiindu-le smulse m\u0103dularele cu o cruzime nemaiauzit\u0103, \u015Fi-au dat sufletele \u00EEn m\u00E2inile lui Dumnezeu \u015Fi au primit r\u0103splata \u00CEmp\u0103r\u0103\u0163iei Cerurilor."@ro . ">\"Oh, it's you! I wasn't sure you'd escape those annoying little creatures. Of course they wouldn't bother me, but here's a hint: metal armor is fireproof, but a charge attack will take care of them.\" \u2014Alban Alban (\u30D0\u30F3\u30B8\u30A7\u30EB=\u30B0\u30EA\u30DE\u30FC\u30C1\u30E7 or Banjeru in Japanese) is a dragon from Artisans who is imprisoned in Dark Hollow. When Spyro rescues him, Alban gives him advice on how to deal with enemies wielding metal armor."@en . . . "Alban"@fr . "Alban was a wight ruler in Maztica."@en . . .