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Crispus (or Crispinus), Crispinianus and Benedicta were Roman Christian martyrs, venerated after their death as saints. According to hagiographical accounts, their death followed as a result of the martyrdom of Saints John and Paul. According to the Acta Sanctorum, they were killed during the reign of Julian.
Crispus was a priest, Crispinianus a cleric of indeterminate rank, and Benedicta a venerabilis femina ("venerable woman"). The Bollandist account refers to her as a virgin, whereas Antonio Bosio calls her matrona.
[Iohannes and Paulus summon the priest Crispus, the cleric Crispinianus and the venerable woman Benedicta and tell them what happened. They celebrate the Eucharist in Iohannes and Paulus’ house.] Iohannes and Paulus spend the ten days giving alms, on the eleventh they are confined to their house.
Of Saints Crispin and Crispinian, Shakespeare put their names on the lips of the 29-year-old King Henry V rallying his outnumbered troops at Agincourt.
Jun 24, 2018 · Three Christians who were ministering to them were also executed and buried nearby: Crispus, Crispinianus, and Benedicta. Now we are in a very different social world. Slavery and indentured servitude were routine features of this world, and eunuchs (in the sense ‘castrated men’) performed a number of functions in both private and public life.
All evidence related to Priscus/Crispus, Priscillianus/Crispinianus, and Benedicta, martyrs of Rome under the emperor Julian.
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