Crispin
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Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) A shoemaker; - jocularly so called from the patron saint of the craft.
(2): (n.) A member of a union or association of shoemakers.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
The patron saint of shoemakers, of noble birth, who with his brother had to flee from persecution in Rome to Gaul, where they settled at Soissons; preached to the people and supported themselves by shoemaking; they finally suffered martyrdom in 287. Festival, Oct. 25.
