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November 1: Saints Anargyri Cosmas and Damianos and Saint David of Euboea are celebratedtranslated

November 1, 2026 · 1 min read

Today, November 1, our Holy Church honors the memory of Saints Anargyros Cosmas and Damianos, the Holy Women Martyrs Kyriaini and Iuliani and Saint David of Evia. The doctors Saints Cosmas and Damianos from Asia were fatherless, their mother Theodotis offered them Christian upbringing and education.

They devoted themselves to the study of medicine, with diligence and prudence, at the same time they cultivated the Christian virtues. As physicians, they offered their knowledge unselfishly, with love and respect, to their suffering brothers. This is the reason why they were called by the Church "Anargyri".

The conscience of the believers is expressed through hymnography. The Saints, after placing their hope in the Triune God, then acquired an unsearchable, i.e. eternal, treasure. They always had the belief that "freely they receive, freely give" people in recovery, and thus money and wealth did not come into their own. They happily impart spiritual and physical benefits to humans all the time, and even heal equine animals.

They ended their earthly life peacefully and with a rich offering.

Saint David Saint David lived in the 16th century AD. and came from…

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