Sts Cosmas & Damian Art Photos

Sts Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, (martyred c303) who studied medicine in Syria and as Christians treated patients for free. During Christian persecutions, these renowned doctors and their three brothers were tortured and beheaded, after which several miracle cures were reported. They are patron saints of medical doctors.
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Madonna & Child with St Mary Magdalene, St John the Baptist, St Catherine of Alexandria, & Sts Cosmas & Damian painting by Sandro Botticelli at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.Martyrdom of Sts Cosmas & Damian with their Three Brothers painting by a Northern French artist at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Sts Cosmas & Damian painting from Altar of St Lawrence Church in Nuremberg by Hans Süß von Kulmbach at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Wooden winged altarpiece centered by Mass of St Gregory flanked by Virgin Mary & Child, Sts Anne & Cosmas & Damian with 12 Apostles in wings at Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Aachen, Germany.
Madonna & Child with St Mary Magdalene, St John the Baptist, St Catherine of Alexandria, & Sts Cosmas & Damian painting (c1467-9) by Sandro Botticelli at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.Martyrdom of Sts Cosmas & Damian with their Three Brothers painting (c1480s-90s) by a Northern French artist at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Sts Cosmas & Damian painting (c1507-8) from Altar of St Lawrence Church in Nuremberg by Hans Süß von Kulmbach at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Wooden winged altarpiece centered by Mass of St Gregory flanked by Virgin Mary & Child, Sts Anne & Cosmas & Damian with 12 Apostles in wings (c1525) at Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Aachen, Germany.
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