Alban’s name day is June 17, the feast of Alban, Protomartyr of Britain.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on June 30 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on June 17.
The saint behind the name
Alban, Protomartyr of Britain
June 17, Martyr, Αλβανός
Saint Alban was a citizen of Verulamium in Roman Britain who sheltered a persecuted Christian priest and was converted by him. Exchanging clothes with the priest so that he might escape, Alban was arrested in his place, confessed Christ and was beheaded, in the third or early fourth century.
Name days: Alban
What to say on a name day
The Greek wish is Χρόνια Πολλά (Chronia Polla), “many years.” A call or a short message on the day is what people remember. See name day wishes you can send and what a name day is.
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