St. Cosmas and
St.
Damian were twin brothers, who practiced medicine. They refused all
payments in order to convert their patients. Roman Proconsul Lysias ordered
them to be chained together and thrown into the sea, but an angel brought
them ashore. Then they were tied to a post to be burnt alive, but the flames
flared up against their executioners. Lysias tried to have the brothers
stoned, but the stones all fell short. Finally they were both beheaded.
St. Cosmas and St. Damian are patron saints of medicine, doctors and
pharmacists. In fine art they are usually depicted in lined robes, hoods
or cylindrical physicians' hats, carrying surgeons' bags and instruments.
See: Botticelli Madonna
and Child with Six Saints.
Fra Angelico. San
Marco Altarpiece: The Healing of Palladia. San
Marco Altarpiece: Cosmas and Damian before Lycias. San
Marco Altarpiece: Cosmas and Damian Are to Be Burnt Alive. San
Marco Altarpiece: The Beheading of Cosmas and Damian. San
Marco Altarpiece: Burial of Cosmas and Damian. San
Marco Altarpiece: The Healing of the Deacon Justian.
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