Martyrs · Remembered on September 26
Sts. Cosmas and Damian
Sts. Cosmas and Damian is remembered on September 26 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of physicians, surgeons, and pharmacists.
| Remembered on | September 26 |
|---|---|
| Title | Martyrs |
| Died | c. 287 |
| Patron of | physicians, surgeons, pharmacists |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
Twin Arab physicians who took no fee — the ‘moneyless ones’ of Eastern devotion — healing bodies and commending the Physician of souls, martyred in Syria under Diocletian. Their names entered the Roman Canon; Justinian, healed as he believed by their intercession, rebuilt their basilica in gratitude.
Patron of
Tradition invokes Sts. Cosmas and Damian as patron of physicians, surgeons, and pharmacists.
Saints with the same patronage
- St. Pantaleonphysicians · July 27
- St. Lukephysicians · October 18
Patronages are traditional, not an official list. All patron saints in Bless, A to Z.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows Sts. Cosmas and Damian. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. Sts. Cosmas and Damian keeps September 26 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of September.
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