John Ellsworth Hutchison-Hall. Previous Day. Next Day. They were quite public about their faith in Christ. Martyred during the reign of the Emperor Numerian r. Chrysanthus and Daria vide supra took precedence, led to the liturgical celebration of their feast being superseded. Crispin and Crispinian supported themselves as shoemakers, and are the Patron Saints of shoemakers, saddlers, and tanners.
They are often said to have been brothers, and possibly members of the Roman Nobility, though there is no evidence to support this. Dulcardus spent the last years of his life as a hermit in what later became the village of Saint-Doulchard, just north-west of present-day Bourges, France. Dulcardus reposed in Fronto, a bishop, was baptised by the Apostle Peter 29th June and then sent, along with St. According to some later traditions St.
George was the founder of the church at Le Puy-en-Velay southern France. According to some hagiographies circa 10thβ13th century , St. Following the martyrdom of his brother and sister SS.
Valentine and Engratia 26th October at the hand of the Moors circa , St. Fructus fled, and lived as a hermit until his repose of natural causes later the same year. His relics, along with those of his siblings, are enshrined at Segovia north-west of Madrid. Their feast is still celebrated on the week-end closest to the 25th of October by the community of Aguilafuente north-western Spain. Ambrose of Milan 7th December circa Guadentius reposed somewhere between and We are fortunate that some of his sermons , including ten of his Easter sermons, have survived.
He reposed in Guesnoveus reposed at his monastery in There is no further information on his life extant. Returning to his monastery, he was consecrated Bishop of Mende southern France. Hilary reposed in Hildemarca was Abbess of St.
