According to Christian traditions Saints Cosmas and Damian (Greek: Κοσμάς και Δαμιανός) (also written Kosmas and Damianos) (died ca. 287) were twin brothers physicians and early Christian martyrs born in Cilicia part of today’s Turkey. They practiced their profession in the seaport of Ayas Adana then in the Roman province of Syria.
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birth place
Arabian Peninsula
death place
Ayas Adana, Syria (Roman province)
major shrine
Madrid, Bari, Bitonto, Poor Clares
title
Martyrs
venerated in
Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, Eastern Catholic Churches, Catholic Church
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