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 draws 771 Wikipedia views per month (twins category, ranking #8 of 37).[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 San Damiano[25], a church building[26], in Italy[27], founded in 1101[28]; Santi Cosma e Damiano[29], a church building[30], in Italy[31], founded in 0501[32]; San Cosimato[33], a church building[34], in Italy[35], founded in 0901[36]; Church of it, Stade[37], a church building[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1659[40]; Große Kirche[41], a church building[42], in Germany[43]; St Cosmas and St Damian Church[44], a church building[45], in Russia[46], founded in 1401[47]; Church of it in Maroseyka[48], a church building[49], in Russia[50], founded in 1793[51]; and Crkva Svetih Vračeva Kuzme i Damjana[52], a church building[53], in Serbia[54].

Why It Matters

Saints Cosmas and Damian draws 771 Wikipedia views per month (twins category, ranking #8 of 37).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Entities named for it include San Damiano[25], a church building[26], in Italy[27], founded in 1101[28]; Santi Cosma e Damiano[29], a church building[30], in Italy[31], founded in 0501[32]; San Cosimato[33], a church building[34], in Italy[35], founded in 0901[36]; Church of it, Stade[37], a church building[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1659[40]; Große Kirche[41], a church building[42], in Germany[43]; and St Cosmas and St Damian Church[44], a church building[45], in Russia[46], founded in 1401[47].

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  8. [10] . Calendarium Romanum Generale (1969). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Breviarium Romanum, editio princeps (MLCT 3). wikidata.org.
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  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w 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)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  2. 4w 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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