Alban Roe | |
|---|---|
 Sculpture in St Albans Cathedral, depicted holding a hand of playing cards | |
| Priest and Martyr | |
| Born | 20 July 1583[1] Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 21 January 1642 (aged 58) Tyburn, London, England |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 15 December 1929, Rome by Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized | 25 October 1970, Rome by Pope Paul VI |
| Feast | 21 January and 25 October |
| Attributes | Benedictine habit, heart in hand, noose around neck, martyr's palm, playing cards |
| Patronage | Ampleforth Abbey |
Alban Roe (20 July 1583 – 21 January 1642) was an English Benedictine priest, remembered as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
- ^ "Book of Martyrs," New York: Catholic Book Publishing Co., 1948