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'''St. Albans''' is a cathedral city in [[Hertfordshire]], [[England]], named after the first [[British]] [[Christian]] [[martyr]]. It is situated on the River Ver, about 30 km (20 miles) north-west of [[London]].  

'''St. Albans''' is a cathedral city in [[Hertfordshire]], [[England]], named after the first [[British]] [[Christian]] [[martyr]]. It is situated on the River Ver, about 30 km (20 miles) north-west of [[London]].  

A British settlement existed nearby. During the [[Roman]] occupation, as Verulamium ,it became one of the most important centres in Britain; at the junction of two of the great Roman roads, it was the only centre in Britain whose inhabitants were Roman citizens. It was destroyed by [[Boudicca]] but soon rebuilt. A small part of the Roman wall still can be seen at a popular lakeside picnic spot.

A British settlement existed nearby. During the [[Roman]] occupation, as Verulamium, it became one of the most important centres in Britain; at the junction of two of the great Roman roads, it was the only centre in Britain whose inhabitants were Roman citizens. It was destroyed by [[Boudicca]] but soon rebuilt. A small part of the Roman wall still can be seen at a popular lakeside picnic spot.

It all but disappeared after the Romans left. In 793 [[Offa]] founded a [[Benedictine]] [[abbey]] there, which, with its importance as the place of St. Alban’s martyrdom, was given precedence and by the late 11th century, its nave was the second longest in [[Europe]].

It all but disappeared after the Romans left. In 793 [[Offa]] founded a [[Benedictine]] [[abbey]] there, which, with its importance as the place of St. Alban’s martyrdom, was given precedence and by the late 11th century, its nave was the second longest in [[Europe]].