Crispin

(St.,) (kris'pin,) a Christian martyr. Born ofa noble Roman family, he fled from Rome into Gaul during the reign of Diocletian, worked as a shoemaker in the present city of So is sons, and distinguished himself by his Christian piety and charity. He suffered martyrdom, 287, and his death is commemorated Oct. 25th. St. C. is regarded as the patron of leather-workers. [s. 244]