Category:Saint Cosmas

Saint Cosmas - Martyr Born: 3rd century AD in Arabia Died: c. 287 AD in Aegea, Roman province of Syria Honored in: Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Churches Oriental Orthodox Churches Eastern Catholic Churches Major shrine: Convent of the Poor Clares in Madrid, Basilica of Saints Cosmas and Damian in Bitonto, Bari, Italy Feast: September 26 September 27 (pre-1970 General Roman Calendar) November 1 (Eastern Orthodox Church) Attributes: depicted as twins, beheaded, or with medical emblems Patronage: surgeons, physicians, dentists, protectors of children, barbers, pharmacists, veterinarians, orphanages, day-care centers, confectioners, children in house, against hernia, against the plague.