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Crispin
Catholic saint
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Born
250
Died
287
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saints Crispin and Crispinian are the Christian patron saints of cobblers, curriers, tanners, and leather workers. They were beheaded during the reign of Diocletian; the date of their execution is given as 25 October 285 or 286.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Crispinian Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia - Sts Crispin and Crispinian — The Catholic Encyclopedia has the article on St Crispin, martyred about 287, patron of shoemakers.
- Wikidata Q37944442 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Crispin (3rd century) (CC BY-SA)
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