Description: Laminated Holy Card (4.75" X 3.25") of Saints Saints Cosmas and Damian Plus a 1" Silver Oxidized Medal of the Two Saints. Condition is New. Shipped with USPS First Class Package. This exceptionally detailed die-cast medal, with St Cosmas and St Damian on the front and PRAY FOR US on the back, is made in the region of Italy that produces the finest quality medals in the world. The silver oxidized finish is has been perfected for hundreds of years by the local Italian craftsmen, and remains unmatched in quality, beauty, and longevity throughout the world -a genuine silver plating with a 3-dimensional depth, and long-lasting brilliance. Measures approximately 1 inch in height - attached jump ring is included. Sts. Cosmas and Damian were Christian brothers who were doctors and never accepted money for the work they did. They are the patrons of pharmacists and their feast is celebrated on the 26th of September. Saints Cosmas and Damian were two Arab physicians in the town Cyrhus, and were reputedly twin brothers, and early Christian martyrs. They practiced their profession in the seaport of Aegeae, then in the Roman province of Syria. Accepting no payment for their services led to them being named anargyroi 'the silverless' or 'unmercenaries'; it has been said that, by this, they attracted many to the Christian faith. Nothing is known of their lives except that they suffered martyrdom in Syria during the persecution of the Emperor Diocletian. According to Christian traditions, the twin brothers were born in Arabia and became skilled doctors. Saladinod' Ascoli, a 15th century Italian physician, claims that the medieval electuary, a pasty mass consisting of a drug mixed with sugar and water or honey suitable for oral administration, known as opopira, a complex compound medicine used to treat diverse maladies including paralysis, was invented by Cosmas and Damian. During the persecution under Diocletian, Cosmas and Damian were arrested by order of the Prefect of Cilicia, one Lysias who is otherwise unknown, who ordered them under torture to recant. However, according to legend they stayed true to their faith, enduring being hung on a cross, stoned and shot by arrows and finally suffered execution by beheading. Anthimus, Leontius and Euprepius, their younger brothers, who were inseparable from them throughout life, shared in their martyrdom.
Price: 5.25 USD
Location: South Dartmouth, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-02-06T22:54:17.000Z
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