Feast of Sts. Cosmos and Damian (September 26)

 

What in the world???

Cosmos and Damian were twin brothers who were skilled in the science of medicine. In fact, they are rumored to have replaced an amputated leg with a healthy one. The fact that the replacement leg was from an Ethiopian Moor (and hence, black) and the guy who got the leg was white probably made for an interesting sight at the beach.

They were imprisoned during the reign of the evil Dioclesius and after trying to kill them by drowning, burning, and crucifying they were finally beheaded. Their skulls are enshrined in Madrid...and in Munich. Prett cool trick!



Cosmos and Damian are the patron saints of physicians and pharmacists.