A holy medal of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, twin brothers, Syrian doctors.
Memorial is September 26.
Twin brother of Saint Damian. Physician, trained in Syria; the brothers accepted no payment for their services, and their charity brought many to Christ. Reported to have miraculously replaced the ulcered leg of a man named Justinian with one from a recently deceased man. Arrested during the persecutions of Diocletian, he was tortured, but suffered no injury. Martyr. Many fables grew up about the brothers, connected in part with the ability of their relics to heal. (from CatholicSaints.Info » Blog Archive » Saint Cosmas)
the medal is Italian made.
Sts. Cosmas and Damian are the patrons of --- barbers, blind people, doctors, druggists, hairdressers, midwives, surgeons.
2 styles
1) - has their names on the front
2) - doesn't have their names shown
These medals are great on necklaces, bracelets, rosaries, pins or whatever else you had in mind. They all come with an open jump ring so you can attach it to your necklace.
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All medals and crucifixes are silver oxide (unless noted otherwise), which is a silver plated zinc alloy. **For the longest shine, you may want to coat your silver oxide medals with a clear coat of clear nail polish. The thin coating of silver oxide will eventually wear off.** They are quality Italian made, and the medals are approx. 1 inch tall and 5/8 inch wide.
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