Twins Cosmas and Damian – Patron Saints of Doctors
Близнецы Косма и Дамиан — святые покровители врачей
2022-01-04
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Saint Luke is the one commonly believed to be a patron saint of physicians. The less known are Cosmas and Damian, the only twin physicians to have been declared saints in the Catholic Church. In Poland, we have been recently observing a growing interest in these saint twins. This is mainly associated with a return to the tradition of the Apothecary Feast, celebrated on September 26, the day of Cosmas’ and Damian’s martyr death.
Key Findings
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Cosmas and Damian were twin physicians and are the only twin physicians canonized as saints by the Catholic Church.
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Poland has recently experienced growing interest in Cosmas and Damian, linked primarily to reviving the Apothecary Feast.
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Saint Luke is commonly regarded as the patron saint of physicians.
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The Apothecary Feast is celebrated on September 26, commemorating the martyrdom of Cosmas and Damian.
Research Object
Cosmas and Damian as twin physicians and Catholic patron saints
Research Subject
Their historical and religious role as patron saints of doctors, including their renewed veneration in Poland through the Apothecary Feast
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