Feast day: September 26

Saint Damián

A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on September 26.

  • Feast day: September 26
  • Life and era: Birth recorded in source: En la actual arabia saudí
  • Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
  • Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
  • Often asked for: commemoration

Why the Church honors Saint Damián

Saint Damián is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for September 26.

Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Damián

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Biography and witness

Saint Damián appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on September 26.

Original martyrology note

Santos Cosme y Damián, mártires, que, según la tradición, ejercieron la medicina en Ciro, de Augusta Eufratense (hoy Siria), no pidiendo nunca recompensa y sanando a muchos con sus servicios gratuitos (c. s. III).

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Short prayer

Saint Damián, pray for me.

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