Saint Crispin
Saint Crispin may refer to: *Crispin and Crispinian (3rd century), martyrs (memorial: 25 October) * Crispin of Pavia (5th century), bishop (7 January) *Crispin of Viterbo Crispino da Viterbo (13 November 1668 – 19 May 1750) - born Pietro Fioretti - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. Fioretti was an ardent devotee of the Mother of God and was consecrated to he ...

Crispin And Crispinian
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. History Born to a noble Roman family in the 3rd century AD, Crispin and Crispinian fled persecution for their faith, ending up at Soissons, where they preached Christianity to the Gauls while making shoes by night. It is stated that they were twin brothers. They earned enough by their trade to support themselves and also to aid the poor. Their success attracted the ire of Rictus Varus, governor of Belgic Gaul, who had them tortured and thrown into the river with millstones around their necks. Though they survived, they were beheaded by the Emperor 286. Veneration The feast day of Saints Crispin and Crispinian is 25 October. Although this feast was removed from the Roman Catholic Church's universal liturgical calendar following the Second Vatic ...
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Crispin Of Pavia
Crispin of Pavia (died 7 January 467) was Bishop of Pavia in the 5th century during the reign of Pope Leo I (440 – 461). He was among the 20 bishops from Northern Italy who attended the Synod of Milan The Synod of Milan or Council of Milan may refer to any of several synods which occurred in late Roman Mediolanum or medieval Milan in northern Italy's Po valley: Synod of 345 In 353 or 354, Pope Liberius wrote thus: ''"Eight years ago the Euseb ... in 451. References Italian Roman Catholic saints 5th-century Italian bishops Bishops of Pavia {{Italy-saint-stub ...
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