Crispus (disambiguation)
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Crispus can refer to:
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- Flavius Julius CrispusCrispusFlavius Julius Crispus , also known as Flavius Claudius Crispus and Flavius Valerius Crispus, was a Caesar of the Roman Empire. He was the first-born son of Constantine I and Minervina.-Birth:...
, also known as Flavius Claudius Crispus and Flavius Valerius Crispus was a CaesarCaesar (title)Caesar is a title of imperial character. It derives from the cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator...
of the
Roman Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
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- Gaius Sallustius Crispus, generally known simply as SallustSallustGaius Sallustius Crispus, generally known simply as Sallust , a Roman historian, belonged to a well-known plebeian family, and was born at Amiternum in the country of the Sabines...
. - Crispus and John, Christian martyrshttp://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintc7j.htm
- Crispus of ChalcedonCrispus of ChalcedonSaint Crispus of Chalcedon was a bishop of Chalcedon. He is mentioned in First Corinthians 1:14. He was a ruler of the Jewish Synagogue at Corinth, He and his household were converted to Christianity by Paul of Tarsus . He was baptized by Paul in Corinth, Greece. He later served as Bishop of...
, early Christian martyr and bishop of Chalcedon - Benedict CrispusBenedict Crispus-Biography:He was archbishop of Milan for forty-five years, and was involved in a lawsuit. Benedict is remembered for writing the epitaph for Caedwalla, the king of Wessex who was buried in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.His feast day is March 11.-External links:...
(St. Benedetto I Crespi), archbishop of Milan (8th century) - Crispus AttucksCrispus AttucksCrispus Attucks was a dockworker of Wampanoag and African descent. He was the first person shot to death by British redcoats during the Boston Massacre, in Boston, Massachusetts...
, (c. 1723 – March 5, 1770), was the first of five people killed in the Boston MassacreBoston MassacreThe Boston Massacre, called the Boston Riot by the British, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men. British troops had been stationed in Boston, capital of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, since 1768 in order to protect and support...
. - Crispus AllenCrispus AllenCrispus Allen is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. Greg Rucka and Shawn Martinbrough created the character in Detective Comics #742 . Allen later went on to be one of the main characters in Gotham Central...
, the current Spectre