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title: "Sts. Cosmas and Damian: Feast Day September 26 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-cosmas-and-damian/
description: "Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs, patron of physicians, surgeons, and pharmacists. Remembered on September 26. Read their life in Bless."
---

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](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/#26) |
| Title | Martyrs |
| Died | c. 287 |
| Patron of | [physicians](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#physicians), [surgeons](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#surgeons), [pharmacists](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#pharmacists) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Sunday, September 26, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-cosmas-and-damian/#calendar) |

## 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.

[Physicians](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#physicians) [Surgeons](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#surgeons) [Pharmacists](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#pharmacists)

### Saints with the same patronage

- [St. Pantaleon](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-pantaleon/) physicians · July 27
- [St. Luke](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-luke/) physicians · October 18

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## 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.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Sunday, September 26, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/09/26/) | Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green | Numbers 11:25-29 · Psalm 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14 · James 5:1-6 · Cf. John 17:17b, 17a · Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 |
| [Tuesday, September 26, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/09/26/) | Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13 · Psalm 119:1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44 · Luke 11:28 · Luke 8:19-21 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[September 25 St. Cleophas](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-cleophas/) [September 27 St. Vincent de Paul](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-vincent-de-paul/)

[All the saints of September](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/) [Born on September 26?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#09-26) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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Sts. Cosmas and Damian

Remembered on September 26

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-cosmas-and-damian/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-cosmas-and-damian/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-cosmas-and-damian/#calendar)

In the app

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