Saint Crispin's Day
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Saint Crispin's Day is a Christian feast day on October 25, best known in popular culture for the rousing "St. Crispin's Day" speech in Shakespeare's Henry V.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Feast of Saints Crispin and Crispinian | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast day
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religious observance ⓘ |
| actAndSceneOfSpeechInHenryV | Act 4 Scene 3 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Feast of Saints Crispin and Crispinian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglican Communion
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Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfAssociatedWork | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleAssociatedWith |
Battle of Agincourt
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Battle of Balaclava NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarRelation | falls during Northern Hemisphere autumn ⓘ |
| category |
Christian holy days
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October observances ⓘ Shakespearean cultural references ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 3rd century ⓘ |
| commemorates | martyrdom of Crispin and Crispinian ⓘ |
| countryAssociation |
England
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfTraditionalLocation | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | symbol of camaraderie and shared hardship ⓘ |
| date | October 25 ⓘ |
| famousFor | St. Crispin's Day speech in Henry V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfAssociatedWork | history play ⓘ |
| honors |
Saint Crispin
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Saint Crispinian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfFamousSpeech | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| linkedOccupation |
cobbling
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shoemaking ⓘ tanning ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Shakespeare's play Henry V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalCalendar | General Roman Calendar (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| martyrsUnder | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Anglican liturgical calendars
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some local Catholic calendars ⓘ |
| patronageContext |
patron saints of cobblers
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patron saints of leather workers ⓘ patron saints of shoemakers ⓘ |
| quotationAssociated | "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| removedFromGeneralRomanCalendar | 1969 ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
brotherhood in arms
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heroism against the odds ⓘ honor of the common soldier ⓘ |
| traditionalLocationOfMartyrdom | Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
literary allusion in English literature
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rallying reference in military speeches ⓘ |
| yearOfBattleOfAgincourt | 1415 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Feast of Saints Crispin and Crispinian