Saints Cosmas & Damian... Feast Day: September 26

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Cosmas the physician and Damian the apothecary were twin brothers born in the third century AD in the Middle East. They were called anargyroi, “the silverless” or “the unmercenaries” because they treated patients free of charge.
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Image (above) from the Orthodox Ministry ACCESS Icon Gallery (can be used as clipart).

The Italian Festival of the Healing Saints is celebrated annually in Cambridge, Mass.



Various links to history and images provided by Saints Cosmas and Damian Parish.

The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine offers a wealth of information including icons and paintings.
Brief Biography from Catholic.org

Links to Cosmas & Damian info from the Open Directory Project

Basilica of Saints Cosmas and Damian in Rome

 
Bios and image from the Religious Calendar of the Saints

Spiritual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prayers for physicians & surgeons
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Ask a pharmacist: free e-mail answers on drugs and medicines, their actions, uses, interactions and adverse effects; provided by various volunteer experts from
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Historic images from the Ecole Initiative Art & History Basilica
Orthodox Ministry ACCESS Icon Gallery
The History of Medicine Library includes images of Cosmas & Damian
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Algy's Herb Page offers numerous links of interest to medicinal herbalists
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The Herbal Apothecary medical and magical uses of teas and herbs
Supply Curve Apothecary bath and body products from all over the world
Apothecary Mailing List for people who like to handcraft herbal medicines, cosmetics and other alternative products
Aromystique "true luxuries for the body and soul"
Apothecary Page of Home Health Resources
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Doctors Without Borders, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is the world's largest independent international medical relief agency aiding victims of armed conflict, epidemics, natn. Note: This organization will be the beneficiary of sales of Saints Preserved's St. Luke.
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World Health Organization The objective of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest postal and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
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