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Flavius Julius Crispus ( / ˈkrɪspəs /; c. 300 – 326) was the eldest son of the Roman emperor Constantine I, as well as his junior colleague ( caesar) from March 317 until his execution by his father in 326.
In full: Flavius Julius Crispus. Born: c. 305. Died: 326, Pola, Venetia. Crispus (born c. 305—died 326, Pola, Venetia) was the eldest son of Constantine the Great who was executed under mysterious circumstances on his father’s orders. Crispus’s mother, Minerva (or Minervina), was divorced by Constantine in 307.
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Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. Crispus was a leader of the synagogue in Corinth, Greece ( Acts 18:8 ). He was a Jewish religious leader but became a believer in Jesus after Paul shared the gospel with the Corinthians. Crispus’s conversion happened during Paul’s second missionary journey.
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Flavius Julius Crispus ( / ˈkrɪspəs /; c. 300 – 326) was the eldest son of the Roman emperor Constantine I, as well as his junior colleague ( caesar) from March 317 until his execution by his father in 326.
Apr 26, 2017 · Crispus was the inventor of new interesting ways to eat potatoes and Gaius was the inventor of ropes for helping put up tents. – Andrew Shanks. Apr 16, 2020 at 8:36. Add a comment. 2 Answers. Sorted by: 2. In the tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church, Crispus was the ruler of the synagogue at Corinth.
CRISPUS ( Κρίσπος, G3214, from Lat. “curled,” “curly”) a superintendent of the Corinthian synagogue and an early convert there with his family ( Acts 18:8 ), baptized by Paul (who baptized very few Corinthians, 1 Cor 1:14 ). Despite his Lat. name, he was not necessarily a proselyte; a Rabbi Crispus occurs in Talmud Jer. Yebamoth 12.2.
CRISPUS. kris'-pus (Krispos, "curled"): One of the small number baptized by Paul among the Corinthian Christians ( 1 Corinthians 1:14 ). He had been ruler of the Jewish synagogue, but he "believed in the Lord with all his house"; and, following Paul, withdrew from the synagogue ( Acts 18:7, 8 ).
