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Wounds from the stones did not tear the brothers asunder,
As one, both together were a solid stone.
On the first of July the Unmercenaries contested by being stoned.
The Holy Martyrs, Wonderworkers and Unmercenary Physicians Kosmas and Damian were born at Rome, brothers by birth, and physicians by profession. They lived during the reign of the emperor Carinus (283-284). Raised by Christian parents in piety, for their strong faith and life of purity they were granted by God the gift of healing the sick. By their generosity and exceptional kindness to all, the brothers converted many to Christ. The brothers told the sick, “It is not by our own power that we treat you, but by the power of Christ, the true God. Believe in Him and be healed.” Since they accepted no payment for their treatment of the infirm, the holy brothers were called “unmercenary physicians.”
