« Archbishop Elisey served a Moleben at the sepulcher of St Alban, the First-Martyr of Britain »
25-09-2011 
On 25th September, after the Sunday Divine Liturgy, a group of pilgrims of the Diocese of Sourozh visited the place of suffering and death of St Alban, the First-Martyr of Britain. In the crypt of the ancient Anglican church, Archpriest Stephen Platt, Rector of the Parish of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Oxford, told the pilgrims about the martyrdom, miracles and history of veneration of the Saint.
About 100 pilgrims gathered around tomb of St Alban in front of the shrine with the remaining part of the holy relics of the Saint. Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh celebrated a Moleben together with Archpriests Mikhail Dudko and Stephen Platt.
The congregation had the possibility to venerate the relics of the Holy First Martyr. After the prayer and veneration of the relics, the pilgrims visited the place of martyrdom of St Alban.