Daily Devotion

Day 1 – 15^th June – Monday | 1230 -1545

From Heathrow Airport to St Albans

St Alban’s Cathedral: Martyrs of the Early Church & the Power of Pilgrimage

Historical background
Christianity reach Britain after Rome conquered her in AD 43. During the Roman period in Britain, Christians were persecuted for refusing to worship the Roman gods and the emperor.

Alban is the first Christian in Britan whose name is recorded. According to Bede, he was a layman of the Roman city of Verulamium who gave shelter to a Christian priest fleeing form his persecutors. When soldiers came, Alban disguised himself as the priest. He was arrested in the priest’s place

He was condemned and martyred on the hill where the abbey church of St Alban’s now stand. The date is assumed to be 304 AD. 

On the 15^th of June, we will be visiting St Alban Abbey and Cathedral. We will also participate in The Power of Pilgrimage Tour. St Albans is the oldest site of continuous Christian worship in Britain and the only cathedral with two medieval shrine bases. We will be following in the footsteps of pilgrims and learn about the practice of pilgrimage from the earliest times to the present day.

Programme for the rest of the Day:

15.45 Depart St Albans
17.00 Check in at Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel