First of all, do you know who they were? Cosme and Damian and why do they have a memorial day in the year?
If not, continue in this post that we will tell you a little more about the history they have.
Cosme and Damian They were two twin brothers, born around the year 260 AD, in the city of Aegean, which is in Arabia.
The brothers were well known for providing medical assistance to animals and the poor free of charge, because they had the gift of healing and medicine.
In this sense, they are currently considered the saints that protect doctors, nurses and pharmacists.
In addition, umbanda offers parties distributing sweets and children's orixás to all people.
Brothers Cosme and Damian they also became the guardians of the children, being in both religions also guardians of twin brothers.
Thus, the country is characterized by religious syncretism, especially influenced by Catholicism, the regions of African matrix and also indigenous traditions.
So, the day of Cosme and Damian It is celebrated on September 26 for Catholics. And on September 27 for the umbandistas and candomblecistas.
history of the brothers Cosme and Damian in catholicism
Their mother Theodata would have taught them all about Jesus Christ.
In this sense, devotion became the priority in the life of the twin brothers.
As a young man, they went to study in Syria, there they specialized in medicine and science, areas that they performed successfully.
In this way, they decided to use their teachings about Jesus through their medical skills to help other people and animals at no cost.
However, the Roman Emperor Diocletian was persecuting all Christians.
At that time, for which the brothers were arrested, accused of preaching a forbidden religion and sorcery.
As punishment, they received the death penalty by stoning and arrows, but did not die.
The Emperor then ordered that they be burned in the public square, to be drowned once more, both events without success.
Finally, the Emperor decided to behead him.
For this reason, the young doctors and patients buried them as thanks for the cures and for dying as witnesses of their faith in Jesus Christ.
Years later, his mortal remains were transferred to Rome, in the Basilica of the Forum, where he remains until today.