Find A Grave - St Albans Cathedral

Alban of Britain d. June 22, 304 (circa)
Roman Catholic Saint. He was Britain's first Catholic martyr. When the Roman Emperor Severus came to Britain, he ordered all Christians to be executed. Alban, a prominent citizen, sheltered a fugitive priest, providing him with his clothes. When the deception was discovered, Alban proclaimed himself a Christian. At his trial he refused to sacrifice to Roman gods and was executed "from the walled place, across a stream to an arena and thence five hundred paces up a hill". According to the legend...[Read More]
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Amphibalus, Saint d. June 25, 304 (circa)
Roman Catholic Saint. He was a Christian priest sheltered by St. Alban, as a consequence of which the latter was executed. His remains, or as one authority puts it "certain relics which were held to be his", were discovered at Redbourne, near the town of St. Albans, in the twelfth century, and placed in the Abbey church. Unfortunately his first shrine was destroyed when the roof of the abbey fell in. A new shrine (the present one) was built around 1350. This shrine was broken into fragments and...[Read More] (Bio by: David Conway)
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Beaufort, Sir. Edmund b. 1406 d. May 22, 1455
English Aristocracy. Born the son of Sir John de Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Lady Margaret de Holand. He was granted the title of Count of Mortain in April 1427. He married Lady Eleanor Beauchamp sometime between 1431 and 1435 in a unlicensed marriage, although he was pardoned in March 1438. The marriage produced ten children. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter by May 1436. By 1440 he succeeded in recapturing Harfleur in Normandy. He was created 1st Earl of Dorset in August...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Burial is in Lady's Chapel--the exact site is unknown
Beckett, Edmund b. May 12, 1816 d. April 29, 1905
British Peer. Born at Carlton Hall, Nottinghamshire, the son of Sir Edmund Beckett, 4th Baronet Beckett. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and was called to the bar in 1841, eventually becoming a very successful litigator. He was also a noted amateur horologist and published ‘Rudimentary Treatise on Clocks, Watches, and Bells' in 1850. He served as the president of the Horology Society from 1868 to 1905. He succeeded to the title of 5th Baronet in May 1874; legally changing his...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Illness following fall
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Churchyard
Bostock, John 'of Wheathampstead' d. 1465
Abbot of St. Albans, close colleague of Duke Humfrey of Gloucester (q.v.) and himself a patron of learning. Originally buried in a special chapel, which has now been reconstructed. (Bio by: David Conway)
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Breakspear, Robert d. 1110
Roman Catholic figure. Although little is known about his youth, he was apparently a clerk before the death of his wife, which led to his application to the monastery of St Albans in Hertfordshire where he was accepted as a lay-brother in the abbey, at which time he effectively abandoned his young son, Nicholas, who was supported for several years by the receipt of alms which were given to the local poor at the abbey gatehouse. Eventually, Breakspear took his vows becoming a monk while his son...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Choir
Byrne, Simon b. 1806 d. June 2, 1833
Boxing Champion. For a time, he was considered the heavyweight champion of Ireland. During his career, it was not uncommon for bouts to last dozens of rounds spanning several hours, which was especially brutal when coupled with the fact that glove boxing had not been introduced yet - boxing was bareknuckle. He was involved in two matches that resulted in death. The first occurred on June 2, 1830, when he fought Alexander McKay, who was champion of Scotland at the time. The bout lasted 47...[Read More] (Bio by: Mike Beard)
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Claughton, Thomas Legh b. November 6, 1808 d. July 25, 1892
Bishop of St. Albans, 1877-1890. Buried in the churchyard, but has a memorial in the Abbey Church as well. (Bio by: David Conway)
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Churchyard
d'Albini, Richard d. 1119
Abbott of St. Albans
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
de Cella, John d. 1214
Abbot of St. Albans 1195-1214
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Choir
de Clifford, Thomas b. March 25, 1414 d. May 22, 1455
English Aristocracy. Born the only son of Sir John de Clifford, 7th Lord Clifford, and Elizabeth Percy. He succeeded to the title of 8th Lord Clifford in March 1421 and married Joan Dacre in March 1424, and with her had at least three children. He fought in the First Battle of St Albans in May 1455, the first battle of the Wars of the Roses and was killed in action at 41 when his Lancastrians were defeated by Yorkist forces led by the Duke of York and the Earl of Warwick. He was buried at Abbey...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Battle
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Mary Chapel
de la Mare, Thomas b. 1309 d. 1396
Abbot of St. Albans 1350-1396. Defended the Abbey during the Peasant's Revolt (1381) and built its Great Gateway, which still stands. (Bio by: David Conway)
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
de la Moote, John d. 1401
Abbot of St. Albans 1396-1401
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Choir
Fayrfax, Robert b. April 23, 1464 d. October 24, 1521
Composer. The most significant English composer of the early 1500s. Born in Deeping Gate, Lincolnshire, he began his career as organist of St. Alban's Abbey. As a Gentleman of London's Chapel Royal from 1497, he became a favorite of the future Henry VIII and supplied music for his coronation in 1509. The King generously rewarded him for his services, making him a Poor Knight of Windsor in 1514 and the highest-...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Festing, John Wogan b. 1837 d. 1902
Religious Figure. He served as Anglican Bishop of St. Albans from 1890 to 1902.
Cause of death: Angina pectoris
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Churchyard
Geoffrey of Gorron d. 1146
Abbot of St. Albans (Bio by: David Conway)
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Choir
Gubion, Ralph d. July 7, 1150
Abbot of St. Albans and historian
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Choir
Jacob, Edgar b. 1844 d. 1920
Bishop of St. Albans, 1893-1919
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
John of Hertford d. 1335
Bishop of St. Albans
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Choir
Markyate, Roger of d. 1100
Roger was a constant adviser & friend of the monastery & was mentor to the anchoress Christina. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Buried in the Tomb of the Hermits

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