Definition of St. Crispin

1. Noun. Patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century).

Exact synonyms: Crispin, Saint Crispin
Generic synonyms: Patron Saint

Lexicographical Neighbors of St. Crispin

St. Basil the Great
St. Beda
St. Bede
St. Benedict
St. Bernard
St. Bernards
St. Boniface
St. Bride
St. Bridget
St. Brigid
St. Bruno
St. Catharines
St. Christopher
St. Christopher-Nevis
St. Cloud
St. Crispin (current term)
St. Dabeoc's heath
St. David
St. Denis
St. Dominic
St. Edward the Confessor
St. Edward the Martyr
St. Elias Mountains
St. Elias Range
St. Elmo's fire
St. Elmo's fires
St. Eustatius
St. Francis
St. Francis River

Literary usage of St. Crispin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Documentary History of American Industrial Society by American Bureau of Industrial Research, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Eugene Allen Gilmore, John Rogers Commons, Helen Laura Sumner (1910)
"(z) To counteract the Knights of St. Crispin. The Springfield Republican, June 17, 1870, p. 8, col. 2. The van of the invading army of Celestials, ..."

2. The History and Problems of Organized Labor by Frank Tracy Carlton (1920)
"The Knights of St. Crispin. The history of this organization of shoemakers is considered in this chapter because it arose during the period of transition of ..."

3. The Risings of the Luddites, Chartists and Plugdrawers by Frank Peel (1888)
"MEETING OF LUDDITES AT THE " St. Crispin," HALIFAX. Fling out the red banner ! Its fierce front under; Come, gather ye, gather ye. Champions of right! ..."

4. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1870)
"The trades unions already established afford peculiar facilities for operations similar to those in which the Knights of St. Crispin are engaging, ..."

5. Curiosities of Popular Customs and of Rites, Ceremonies, Observances, and by William Shepard Walsh (1897)
"In Troyes the confraternity of St. Crispin was reorganized in 1820 and established an annual ... In other places St. Crispin is no longer commemorated. ..."

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