Saint Crispin
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Saint Crispin is a Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of cobblers, tanners, and leather workers, famously invoked in Shakespeare’s “St. Crispin’s Day” speech in Henry V.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Crispin canonical | 1 |
| Saint Crispinian | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10494682 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saint Crispin Context triple: [Crispin, associatedWith, Saint Crispin]
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A.
Saint Julian
Saint Julian is a Christian saint venerated in various traditions, often associated with acts of charity, hospitality, or martyrdom, and commemorated on specific feast and name days.
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B.
Saint Maurice
Saint Maurice is a Christian martyr and legendary leader of the Theban Legion, venerated as a military saint and patron of soldiers in Western Christianity.
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C.
Saint Eustace
Saint Eustace is a legendary Christian martyr and patron saint, often depicted with a stag bearing a crucifix between its antlers, venerated for his steadfast faith amid trials.
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D.
Saint Chrysanthus
Saint Chrysanthus is a Christian martyr venerated alongside his wife Saint Daria, traditionally honored for their steadfast faith and persecution-era witness in the early Church.
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E.
Saint Regulus
Saint Regulus is a legendary early Christian figure, traditionally associated with bringing the relics of Saint Andrew to Scotland and venerated as a patron saint in that region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saint Crispin Target entity description: Saint Crispin is a Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of cobblers, tanners, and leather workers, famously invoked in Shakespeare’s “St. Crispin’s Day” speech in Henry V.
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A.
Saint Julian
Saint Julian is a Christian saint venerated in various traditions, often associated with acts of charity, hospitality, or martyrdom, and commemorated on specific feast and name days.
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B.
Saint Maurice
Saint Maurice is a Christian martyr and legendary leader of the Theban Legion, venerated as a military saint and patron of soldiers in Western Christianity.
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C.
Saint Eustace
Saint Eustace is a legendary Christian martyr and patron saint, often depicted with a stag bearing a crucifix between its antlers, venerated for his steadfast faith amid trials.
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D.
Saint Chrysanthus
Saint Chrysanthus is a Christian martyr venerated alongside his wife Saint Daria, traditionally honored for their steadfast faith and persecution-era witness in the early Church.
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E.
Saint Regulus
Saint Regulus is a legendary early Christian figure, traditionally associated with bringing the relics of Saint Andrew to Scotland and venerated as a patron saint in that region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Christian martyr ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Saint Crispinian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfMentionedWork | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation ⓘ |
| category |
3rd-century Christian martyr
ⓘ
pair of saints ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | martyrdom ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | St Crispin's Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of comradeship in battle
ⓘ
symbol of dignity of manual labor ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice | invoked by shoemakers for protection and success ⓘ |
| feastDay | 25 October ⓘ |
| hasFeastSharedWith | Saint Crispinian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredIn |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
evangelizing in Gaul
ⓘ
working as a shoemaker while preaching ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinName | Crispinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedDate | 25 October 1415 ⓘ |
| linkedEvent | Battle of Agincourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| martyrdomDate | circa 3rd century ⓘ |
| martyrdomPlace |
Roman Gaul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| martyrdomUnder | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Henry V
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Crispin's Day speech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cobbler
ⓘ
missionary ⓘ |
| patronage |
cobblers
ⓘ
glove makers ⓘ leather workers ⓘ saddlers ⓘ shoemakers ⓘ tanners ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| StCrispinsDay | 25 October ⓘ |
| title |
patron saint of leather workers
ⓘ
patron saint of shoemakers ⓘ |
| tradition | worked by night making shoes for the poor ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Crispin Description of subject: Saint Crispin is a Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of cobblers, tanners, and leather workers, famously invoked in Shakespeare’s “St. Crispin’s Day” speech in Henry V.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saint Crispinian