As a cathedral named after Britain’s first martyr, it is fitting that St Albans has just installed statues of seven new martyrs with a strong ecumenical theme. Among them is the former Archbishop of San Salvador, Oscar Romero (far left), who is to be beatified today. (A figure of him also appears on the west front of Westminster Abbey, since he is also recognised as a martyr by the Church of England.)St Alban Roe, one of the 40 martyrs of England and Wales, appears, and, from the other si