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Why was Saint Damian named a saint?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

St. Damian, there are several but the most famous was the brother of St. Cosmas. Both were early Christians and doctors who suffered martyrdom under the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian. In the primitive Church, death as a martyr was considered as a sign of sainthood.

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