Alban, St.St. Alban, like St. Denis is represented as carrying his head between his hands. His attributes are a sword and a crown. St. Aphrodisius, St. Aventine, St. Desiderius. St. Chrysolius, St. Hilarian, St. Leo, St. Lucanus. St. Lucian, St. Proba, St. Solangia, and several other martyrs, are represented as carrying their heads in their hands. An artist's bungling way of identifying a headless trunk. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Alban from Infoplease:
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