Orthodox calendar: November 14 is the day of remembrance of the unmercenaries and wonderworkers Cosmas and Damiantranslated

24th Week after Pentecost.

Today, November 14, 2026, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the unmercenary and miracle workers Cosmas and Damian of Asia and their mother, St. Theodotia (III); sschmchch. John the bishop and James the presbyter, victims in Persia (c. 345); mcc. Cyrene and Juliana (305-311); martyr Erminingeld, Prince of Goth (586); mchch. Caesarea, Dasia and five with them (VII); sschmchch. Alexander and Theodore presbyters (1918); sschmchch. Alexander and Demetrius presbyters, MC. Elizabeth (1937); martyr Petra (1941).

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Today, November 14, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the holy unmercenaries and wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian of Asia and their mother, the Venerable Theodotia.

Saints Cosmas and Damian were from Asia Minor. Their pagan father died when they were still very young children. Their mother Theodotia was involved in raising the brothers in Christian piety. The example of their mother and the reading of holy books preserved them in an immaculate life according to the law of the Lord. Cosmas and Damian grew into righteous and virtuous men. Educated and skilled doctors, they acquired the grace-filled gift of the Holy Spirit - through the power of prayer, to heal mental and physical ailments of people, to heal even animals.

With ardent love for God and...