Well, I have started to get a few Saint suggestions again, so today we will hear about Sts. Cosmos & Damian. (I was asked for St. Damian, so there were a couple of different ways I could go, and I chose these brothers. I may feature St. Damien of Molokai in a later post).
Cosmos and Damian are almost always listed together. They were brothers who lived in the third century in what is now Turkey. They were both noted physicians. As Christians, they never charged for their services, but took the opportunity while treating their patients to share their faith. In an era of widespread persecution of Christians, this got them into trouble. They were arrested along with their three younger brothers. They underwent several torments before being beheaded.
The brothers' reputations as physicians followed them even after death. Pilgrims traveled from miles around to sleep near their burial place. The pilgrims would have visions of the Saintly physicians come to them in the night, administer medicine or perform surgery and the pilgrims would awaken in perfect health. Sts. Cosmos and Damian are patron saints of physicians and pharmacists. Their feast day is Sept 26.
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