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Quotation from Sts. Cosmas and Damian: Physician Saints by Jacobus de Voragine; Byzantine miracle tradition
“Cosmas and Damian are regarded as the patrons of physicians and surgeons and are sometimes represented with medical emblems”
Sts. Cosmas and Damian: Physician Saints, Catholic Encyclopedia, Sts. Cosmas and Damian, trans. Public-domain English article (1908)
The public-domain summary states the saints' medical patronage directly.
Citation: "Cosmas and Damian are regarded as the patrons of physicians and surgeons and are sometimes represented with medical emblems" — Jacobus de Voragine; Byzantine miracle tradition, Sts. Cosmas and Damian: Physician Saints, Catholic Encyclopedia, Sts. Cosmas and Damian, trans. Public-domain English article (1908). (id sts-cosmas-and-damian-q1)
Portrait: Saints Cosmas and Damian, miniature from the Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany ., Jean Bourdichon, Public domain.
