November 14 Orthodox remember the wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian

Left in early childhood without a father, the brothers were brought up by their mother Theodotia in strict rules of piety. They received an excellent education and became skilled doctors, but their main rule of life was: “Give it to you for nothing.” They healed people and even animals, refusing any payment, for which the people called them unmercenaries.

The fame of their gift thundered everywhere. One day they saved from certain death a seriously ill woman named Palladia, from whom all the other doctors turned away. Immensely grateful, she decided to thank Damian and secretly brought him three eggs, begging him to accept this humble gift in the name of the Holy Trinity. Having heard these words, my brother did not dare to refuse. However, Cosmas, learning of what had happened, was deeply saddened to think that their strict sacred vow had been violated.

Before his death, Cosmas even bequeathed not to bury him next to his brother. But after Damian's death, a miracle happened. A camel, whom the brothers had cured of rabies, approached the people, and in a human voice said that Damian took the eggs not for profit, but solely for the name of God. After this all doubts were dispelled, and the holy brothers were buried together with honor.

Even after his death, the saints repeatedly showed miracles. There is a case when an attacker tried to deceive the wife of a traveler, who was protected by prayers to these saints on the road. In desperation, the woman cried out to heaven, and two men of fear appeared before her. The criminal fled in terror and fell into the abyss, and the saviors, calling themselves Cosma and Damian, immediately disappeared.

Since then, these amazing brothers are revered as the main heavenly patrons of the inviolability of marriage and family happiness.

November 14 celebrate the name day Adrian, Alexander, David, Denis, Dmitry, Elizabeth, Ivan, Kuzma, Peter, Sergei, Ulyana, Fedor, Jacob.