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Cosmas and Damian
Patron saints of medicine and of twins
"Saint Damian" redirects here.
Saints cosmas and damian biography books
For other saints of the same name, see Damian.
Saints Cosmas and Damian | |
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Cosmas (left) and Damian (right) in the Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany, c. 1503–1508 | |
| Born | c. 3rd century AD Arabia |
| Died | c. 287 or c. 303 Aegea, Roman province of Cilicia (modern-day Yumurtalık, Adana, Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Churches Oriental Orthodox Churches Eastern Catholic Churches Anglican churches Lutheran churches |
| Major shrine | Convent of the Poor Clares in Madrid, Basilica of Saints Cosmas and Damian in Rome, and Bitonto, Bari, Italy |
| Feast | |
| Attributes | Depicted as twins, beheaded, or with medical emblems |
| Patronage | Surgeons, physicians, identical twins, twins, dentists, protectors of children, barbers, pharmacists, veterinarians, orphanages, day-care centers, confectioners, children in house, against hernia, against the plague. |