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October 25 · Optional · Red

Sts Crispin and Crispinian

(d. c. 286) Brother shoemakers of Soissons who preached by day and cobbled by night, taking no pay from the poor. Martyred under Maximian, they became patrons of shoemakers; Shakespeare fixed their feast forever in Henry V's speech at Agincourt.

When is the feast of Sts Crispin and Crispinian?

The feast is celebrated on October 25 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar, with red vestments.

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When is the feast of Sts Crispin and Crispinian?

The feast of Sts Crispin and Crispinian is celebrated on October 25 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar.

Who was Sts Crispin and Crispinian?

(d. c. 286) Brother shoemakers of Soissons who preached by day and cobbled by night, taking no pay from the poor. Martyred under Maximian, they became patrons of shoemakers; Shakespeare fixed their feast forever in Henry V's speech at…

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