History of the Church of England are known to have been present at the Council of Arles (314). Others attended the Council of Serdica in 347 and that of Ariminum in 360. A number of references to the church in Roman Britain are also found in the writings of 4th century Christian fathers. Britain was the home of Pelagius, who opposed Augustine of Hippo's doctrine of original sin. The first recorded Christian martyr in Britain, St Alban, is thought to have lived in the early 4th century, and his prominence in English hagiography is reflected in the number of parish churches of which he is patron.
The Young Martyr the head of the Martyr is a halo. The Martyr’s halo, almost mathematically precise and crisp, appears surreal in contrast to the rest of the painting; furthermore, this halo helps to stage "The Young Martyr" as it exists as the primary source of light for the otherwise dimly lit Christian. On the surface, "The Young Martyr" depicts the sacrifice of a young Christian woman into the Tiber River. However, what the painting alludes to is not merely the countless Christian martyrs throughout the centuries, but specifically the martyrdom Christians under the rule of the Roman emperor Diocletian- when Christians were