Got kidney stones? Ask St. Albin of Mainz
for help . . .
Martyr and preacher, companion of St. Ursus, also called Albinus in some
lists. He is traditionally known as a Greek or Albanian priest who went
with St. Ursus to the city
of Milan in Italy.
They had left the island of Naxos in Greece to escape the
Arians in control of the Church in that area. St. Ambrose welcomed
Alban and Ursus, sending them into France and Germany to convert
the pagan tribes there.
Ursus was killed on the way, but Alban settled in Mainz. There he became famous
as a preacher, attacking the false doctrines of the Arians. He is believed to
have been slain by the Vandals, who attacked the region. Alban was beheaded at
Hanum after being slain.
Feastday: June 21
Patron of hernia,
epilepsy, gravel, kidney stones
Death: 400
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