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Icon of Sts. Cosmas and
Damian, Unmercenary Healers, Martyrs of Rome ca. 284
Feast: July
1
St.
Cosmas appears on the left, St. Damian on the right. There are three
different pairs of Saints named Cosmas and Damian known to church
history, the most well-known of which were martyrs of Arabia. This icon
is of Sts. Cosmas and Damian of Rome, that is, they suffered martyrdom
together at Old Rome. The most well-known Sts. Cosmas and Damian are
commemorated on Nov. 1.
Icon:
of unknown provenance. from the website of the Orthodox Church in
America, with thanks to Jean-Michel Dossogne of Sts. Katherine and
Foillan, Belgium.
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