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Cosmas and Damian (Asia Minor)

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[[Image:CosmasDamianAsiaMinor.jpg|right|frame|Cosmas and Damian]]The Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenary Physicians Cosmas and Damian were natives of Asia Minor, brothers by birth, and physicians by profession. Their feast day is November 1. =Life=Sts. Cosmas, Damian and their mother St Theodota were natives of Asia Minor (some sources say Mesopotamia). Their pagan father died while they were still quite small children. Their mother raised them in Christian piety. Through her own example, and by reading holy books to them, St Theodota preserved her children in purity of life according to the command of the Lord, and Cosmas and Damian grew up into righteous and virtuous men.
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Trained and skilled as physicians, they received from the Holy Spirit the gift of healing people's illnesses of body and soul by the power of prayer. They even treated animals. With fervent love for both God and neighbor, they never took payment for their services. They strictly observed the command of our Lord Jesus Christ, "Freely have you received, freely give." (Mt. 10:8). The fame of Sts Cosmas and Damian spread throughout all the surrounding region, and people called them unmercenary physicians.
The Unmercenary Saints Cosmas and Damian of Asia Minor should not be confused with the Unmercenary Saints Cosmas and Damian of Rome (July 1), or the Unmercenary Saints Cosmas and Damian of Arabia (October 17).
From =External Links=[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSM=saints/lives/2015/11&FSD=1/01/103133-wonderworker-and-unmercenary-cosmas-of-asia-minor| Wonderworker and Unmercenary Cosmas of Asia Minor] ([[OCA]])
[[el:Κοσμάς και Δαμιανός Μ. Ασίας]]
[[ro:Cosma și Damian]]
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