 Crispinus and Crispianus were brethren, born at Rome ; from whence they travelled to Soissons in France, about the year 303, to propagate the Christian religion ; but because they would not be chargeable to others for their maintenance, they exercised...  Dictionary of dates, and universal reference - Page 156by Joseph Timothy Haydn - 1845 - 80 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Palmer Putnam - Chronology - 1860 - 896 pages
...Rome, from whence, it is said, they travelled to Soissons, in France, about AD 303, to propagate the Christian religion; and because they would not be...shoemakers, since that period, have made choice of them as their tutelar saints. CRITICS. The first society of them was formed 276 в. с.— Blair. Of this... | |
 | William Edward Mullins - 1874 - 80 pages
...they travelled to Soissons in France, about the year 303, to propagate the Christian religion ; but because they would not be chargeable to others for...discovering them to be Christians, ordered them to be beheaded about the year 303 ; from which time the shoemakers made choice of them for their tutelar... | |
 | Coleman Ivens - 1877 - 208 pages
...at Borne. With Crispianus, his twin - brother, he travelled to Soissons in France, to propagate the Christian religion, and because they would not be...maintenance, they exercised the trade of shoemakers. They were beheaded AD 288. They are considered the tutelary saints of shoemakers. 5. Names in the Calendar... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1880 - 320 pages
...travelled to Soissons, in France, about the year 303, to propagate Christianity, but, that they might not be chargeable to others for their maintenance, they exercised the trade of shoemakers : the governor of the town, discovering thcnfcto be Christians, ordered them to be beheaded. Hence... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1880 - 622 pages
...travelled to Soissons, in France, about the year 303, to propagate Christianity, but, that they might not be chargeable to others for their maintenance, they exercised the trade of shoemakers : the governor of the town, discovering them to be Christians, ordered them to be beheaded. Hence they... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1881 - 136 pages
...they travelled to Soissons in France, about the year AD 303, to propagate the Christian religion; but because they would not be chargeable to others for...discovering them to be Christians, ordered them to be beheaded. From this time the shoemakers made choice of them for their tutelar saints.'— Haitn ' Chronicle.'... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1881 - 326 pages
...they might not be chargeable to others for their maintenance, they exercised the trade of shoemakers : the governor of the town, discovering them to be Christians, ordered them to be beheaded. Hence they have become the patron saints of shoemakers. Will yearly on the vigil4 feast his... | |
 | William Gilson Humphry - 1881 - 234 pages
...extraction. This they did that they might not be chargeable to their disciples for their maintenance. The governor of the town, discovering them to be Christians, ordered them to be beheaded. From which time the shoemakers made choice of them for their tutelar Saints. They were beheaded... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1882 - 206 pages
...travelled to Soissons, in France, about the year 303, to propagate Christianity, but, that they might not be chargeable to others for their maintenance, they exercised the trade of shoemakers : the governor of the town, discovering them to be Christians, ordered them to be beheaded. Hence they... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1887 - 764 pages
...they travelled to Soissons in France, about the year 3(W, to propagate the Christian religion ; but because they would not be chargeable to others for...discovering them to be Christians, ordered them to be beheaded. From which time, the shoemakers made choice of them for their tutelar saints." — GREY.... | |
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