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Unreliable legend had Crispin and Crispinian, noble Roman brothers who with St. Quintinus, went to Gaul to preach the gospel and settled at Soissons. They were most successful in convert work during the day and worked as shoemakers at night. By order of Emperor Maximian, who was visiting in Gaul, they were haled before Rictiovarus (whose position is unknown and even his existence is doubted by scholars), a hater of Christians, who subjected them to torture; when unsuccessful in trying to kill them, he committed suicide whereupon Maximian had the two brothers beheaded. They are the patrons of shoemakers, cobblers, and leatherworkers. Their feast day is October 25th.

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Chris
5 months ago
Thank you, Roz Smith, for that great info. 'Course, the battle really did occur on Oct. 25, St. Crispin's Day. Now, what I wonder is why Shakespeare brought in St. David, St. Davy's Day, in the scene where Henry V says to Fluellen that he, Henry, is Welsh. As far as I can find out, Henry V had no Welsh blood in him, but am still researching. It was Henry VII who had a Welsh father, Owen Tudor (Englicized).
Roz Smith
2 years ago
Those who wonder why Shakespeare had his King Henry use an obscur French saint like Crispin to rally his outnumbered army should note this. A year before Agincourt during a conflict between French factions, an army under the French king had sacked of the city of Soissons. English mercenaries hired by the Duke of Burgundy took refuge in Soisson's cathedral, which was dedicated to Saints Crispin and Crispinian. In violation of both the tradition of sancuary and the custom of ransoming prisoners of war, the English soldiers were executed on the spot. Thus King Henry V's plea to the band of brothers on St. Crispin's day in the famous play was akin to Sam Houston telling his men to Remember the Alamo in any number of Hollywood productions of our own age.
A REAVLEY
4 years ago
Shakespeare's "Henry V's" St. Crispin.

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