Saints Cosmas and Damian

twins and early Christian martyrs born in Arabia
Organization twins Q76486
Saints Cosmas and Damian
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Saints Cosmas and Damian

Summary

Saints Cosmas and Damian is a twins[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's instance of is recorded as twins[3].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's instance of is recorded as patron saint[4].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's instance of is recorded as duo[5].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's Commons category is recorded as Saints Cosmas and Damian[6].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's canonization status is recorded as canonized saint[7].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian comprises Cosmas[8].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian comprises Damian[9].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's feast day is recorded as September 26[10].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's feast day is recorded as September 27[11].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Saints Cosmas and Damian[12].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's depicted by is recorded as St. Cosmas and Damian[13].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's depicted by is recorded as The Healing of Justinian by Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian[14].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's depicted by is recorded as Saints Cosmas and Damian[15].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's depicted by is recorded as Saints Cosmas and Damian and their Brothers Surviving the Stake[16].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's depicted by is recorded as The Saints Cosmas and Damian with their Brothers before the Proconsul Lysias[17].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's depicted by is recorded as The Healing of Palladia by Saints Cosmas and Damian[18].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's floruit is recorded as 301[19].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's has characteristic is recorded as martyr[23].
  • Saints Cosmas and Damian's domain of saint or deity is recorded as House of Medici[24].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Saints Cosmas and Damian include Santi Cosma e Damiano[25], a church building[26], in Italy[27]; Santi Cosma e Damiano a Porta Nolana, Naples[28], a church building[29], in Italy[30], founded in 1611[31]; Cosmas- und Damianflut[32], a storm surge[33], in Netherlands[34]; St Cosmas and St Damian Church[35], a church building[36], in Russia[37], founded in 1401[38]; San Damiano[39], a church building[40], in Italy[41], founded in 1101[42]; Große Kirche[43], a church building[44], in Germany[45]; Crkva Svetih Vračeva Kuzme i Damjana[46], a church building[47], in Serbia[48]; and Church of it, Stade[49].

Why It Matters

Saints Cosmas and Damian has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Entities named for it include Santi Cosma e Damiano[25], a church building[26], in Italy[27]; Santi Cosma e Damiano a Porta Nolana, Naples[28], a church building[29], in Italy[30], founded in 1611[31]; Cosmas- und Damianflut[32], a storm surge[33], in Netherlands[34]; St Cosmas and St Damian Church[35], a church building[36], in Russia[37], founded in 1401[38]; San Damiano[39], a church building[40], in Italy[41], founded in 1101[42]; and Große Kirche[43], a church building[44], in Germany[45].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . Calendarium Romanum Generale (1969). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Breviarium Romanum, editio princeps (MLCT 3). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · Horcrux · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of twins, patron saint, duo
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q109288825]]"
  2. 12h ago · Horcrux · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Saint Côme & Saint Damien Grandes Heures Anne de Bretagne XV, Huguet-santsAbdoSenen-0001.jpg
    Feast day September 26, September 27
    Instance of twins, patron saint, duo
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  3. 4d ago · Dorotheoio · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Feast day September 26, September 27
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P841]]: [[Q2625]]"
  4. 5w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
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  5. 5w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb
    Has part(s) Cosmas, Damian
    Depicted by St. Cosmas and Damian, The Healing of Justinian by Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian, Saints Cosmas and Damian +3
    Instance of twins, patron saint, duo
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: s/san-cosme-y-san-damian, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
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