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What is the image of Saints Cosmas and Damian used to represent in Santeria?
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This Roman Catholic devotional image has been appropriated by practitioners of Santeria, through a process called syncretism, to represent a pagan deity.
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Who are the two patron saints of medicine and pharmacy?
Brothers Cosmas and Damian are patron saints of both physicians and pharmacists.
Who is the patron saint of chemists?
There are no patron saints of chemists but Cosmas and Damian are patron saints of the chemical industry.
How did Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian become saints?
Both were martyrs, a first class ticket to sainthood.
Who is the patron saint of barbers?
Patron saints of barbers: Cosmas Damian Louis IX Martin de Porres
Why did Saints Cosmas and Damian die?
A:So little is known about Saints Cosmas and Damian that we can not really know how or why they died, or even whether they were real people. Most of our traditions about the twins date from the fourth century or later. The Catholic Encyclopedia says they were ordered to recant their faith and, having refused, were subjected to a whole range or tortures that failed to hurt them, and were eventually beheaded in 287 CE. The Catholic Encyclopedia concedes that much of the traditions about Cosmas and Damian are "fables".The Basilica of Saints Cosmas and Damian is located near the site of the pagan temple of Castor and Pollux, whom Paul L. Williams identifies as the forerunners of the Christian twins.
Who is the patron saint of hairdressers?
The patron saints of hairdressers are: Cosmas Damian Louis IX Martin de Porres Mary Magdalen
Who are patron saints of surgeons?
The patrons of surgeons are: •Cosmas •Damian •Foillan •Luke the Evangelist •Roch
Who is the patron saint of hair stylist?
The patron saints of hairstylists:* Cosmas* Damian* Louis IX* Martin de Porres* Mary Magdalen
Why are Cosmas and Damian patron saints of barbers?
We often do not know why saints may have a particular patronage. Sometime in history a group of barbers evidently petitioned the Vatican for permission to use Cosmas and Damian as their patrons and it was granted. Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers and were physicians. In ancient times barbers often did minor surgical procedures and this is still commemorated today with the traditional barber pole with red and blue stripes. Bleeding of sick patients was a common practice used in early medicine and the barber pole represents a limb of a bleeding patient.
Which saints were siblings?
There are a number of saints who were siblings. Here are a few: St. Scholastica and St. Benedict St. Gervase and Protase St. Cosmas and Damian St. Begga and St. Gertrude
Who is the patron saint of surgery?
The patron saints of surgeons •Cosmas •Damian •Foillan •Luke the Evangelist •Roch
Who is the patron saint for surgery?
The patron saints of surgeons: •Cosmas •Damian •Foillan •Luke the Evangelist •Roch
