Alban - Alban

Japanese: オールバン - おーるばん
Alban - Alban

…It is located on a hill near the ruins of the Roman city of Verulamium. It is named after the place where the early Christian evangelist Alban was martyred, and is the site of St. Albans Cathedral. It was an important political and religious city from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Middle Ages, and the abbey produced many learned monks. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Allban" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ローマ都市ウェルラミウムVerulamiumの廃墟のそばの丘陵上に位置する。初期キリスト教伝道者オールバンの殉教の地としてこの名があり,セント・オールバンズ大聖堂の所在地。アングロ・サクソン時代から中世にかけて政治的・宗教的都市として重要で,大修道院は多くの学僧を輩出した。…

※「オールバン」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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