This book is an exploration of illness and healing experiences in contemporary society
through the veneration of saints: primarily the twin doctors Saints Cosmas and Damian. It also …

… the twin saints is loads of fun. At the end of the trip, however, one does not gain much insight
into sainthood or miracles in the postmodern world. Or perhaps the postmodern conclusion …

… medical doctors, martyrs (c. 300 CE), and saints, Cosmas and Damian, to whom Catholics
worldwide … Duffin brings to bear on her subject her medical knowledge, archival research, and …

… in the historical links between medicine and religion, as well … on the subject of saints, healing,
medicine, and the Roman … most recognizable medical saints: Cosmas and Damian. The …

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twins were later embraced as patron saints. Indeed, they were similarly and consistently …

… saints, and how it affected the establishment of professional work ethics -albeit in nascent
form- as their medical … of the two saints has acquired symbolism in modern medicine, which …

… the early Christians and the history of the world. When Constantine entered Rome as ruler,
Miller wrote, “[He] began the transformation of the ancient world to a Christian society.” In 324 …

… in medical teaching and practice through the Renaissance. In the period when Saints Cosmas
and Damian were practicing medicine… Shortly after their martyrdom, Saint Augustine (354–…

… We are now in an era of postmodern regenerative medicine [9]… Cosmas, the physician, and
Damian, the apothecary, were … Arabian race who travelled over the world curing the sick and …

… were de facto ‘medical humanists’, medical practitioners whose … The stunning medical
intervention of Cosmas and Damian … According to the World Health Organization, an estimated …