Saints Cosmas and Damian
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Saints Cosmas and Damian are twin Christian martyrs venerated as patron saints of physicians and surgeons, renowned for their legendary practice of medicine without accepting payment.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cosmas and Damian | 1 |
| Santi Cosma e Damiano | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyrs
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Christian saints ⓘ patron saints ⓘ physician saints ⓘ twin saints ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cilicia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfMartyrdom | 3rd century ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Byzantine liturgical calendar
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Roman Martyrology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diedIn | Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay |
26 September (Byzantine Rite)
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26 September (Roman Catholic current calendar) ⓘ 27 September (some Eastern traditions) ⓘ 27 September (traditional Roman calendar, local variations) ⓘ |
| givenName |
Cosmas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Damian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
containers of ointment
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medical instruments ⓘ palm of martyrdom ⓘ |
| hasChurchDedicatedTo |
Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome
NERFINISHED
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various churches in Italy ⓘ various churches in the Middle East ⓘ |
| hasLegend | miraculous leg transplant ⓘ |
| hasShrine | Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| iconography |
depicted as twin physicians
ⓘ
depicted wearing medical or scholarly robes ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian medical ethics
ⓘ
tradition of charitable medical care ⓘ |
| knownFor |
charity
ⓘ
miraculous healings ⓘ practicing medicine without accepting payment ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| martyrdomType | beheading ⓘ |
| patronage |
barbers
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dentists ⓘ medical workers ⓘ pharmacists ⓘ physicians ⓘ surgeons ⓘ the sick ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| seeAlso | Unmercenary Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Unmercenary Physicians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Santi Cosma e Damiano
this entity surface form:
Cosmas and Damian