Feastday: October 4
Death: 1st century
Martyrs baptized by St. Paul at Corinth, Greece. Crispin headed the local Jewish synagogue. Gaius served as St. Paul's host and was also praised by St. John. Before being martyred, Crispin served as the bishop of the Aegean Islands, and Gaius served as bishop of Thessalonica, Greece.
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Saint 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 (Acts 18:8). He was baptized by Paul in Corinth, Greece. He later served as Bishop of Chalcedon. He was martyred for his faith.
Crispus' feast day is October 4 and he is counted among the Seventy disciples in the Eastern Orthodox Church.