Does anyone have a good picture of an icon (or a link to one online) of St. Cosman and Dimian? Most of the ones I've found are Greek or are not in good condition. Thanks!
These are pictures of many icon styles of the two physician brothers and Great Martyr Saints Cosmas (or Cozman) and Damian. Coptic iconographers currently write also very realistic icons.
Among their works, they are known to have made the first successful transplantation known in history. It is clearly a BIG miracle because they transplanted a dead Ethiopian man's leg to heal a Syrian man's cut leg - no tissue matching nor microsurgery for nerves or blood vessels, nor orthopedic surgical intervention was needed except the Lord's blessing. In their practice they did not ask for a fee. Their mother and brothers were also martyred.
EDIT: Sorry. I forgot to mention that because they are real saints they relied primarily on Christ's support, but they were famous by being very knowledgeable and very talented surgeon doctors and had a lot of medical knowledge lacking nowadays in our textbooks.
May they intercede for all our ill and for us with their valuable prayers before Our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
The easy way is to point to an online image, using a free service like ImageShack you can upload it there and copy the link then paste it here inside the image tags [ img ][ /img ] (w/o spaces).
Thank you so much they are very good. God bless you and bless Icongrapher Martha Ghaly. May the prayers of these great martyrs be made for all of us. Amen.
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unfortunately im not home at the moment but i'll try+put it up in the next few days!!
Gb!
a mural icon in Deir El Syrian church:
http://www.coptichistory.org/new_page_6963_files/image004.jpg
http://syrcom.cua.edu/Hugoye/Vol4No2/HV4N2PRInnemmeeIll3.html
http://www.coptichistory.org/new_page_6963.htm
a few here:
http://www.avamena.com/vb/t4047.html
Medical saints
http://www.itmonline.org/bodytheology/medicalsaints.htm
google searched:
http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=Saints+Cosmas+and+Damian&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_Cosmas_and_Damian
http://www.orthodoximages.com/images/icons/patrons/saint_elizabeth_convent/Cosmas_damian_4x6.jpg
Among their works, they are known to have made the first successful transplantation known in history. It is clearly a BIG miracle because they transplanted a dead Ethiopian man's leg to heal a Syrian man's cut leg - no tissue matching nor microsurgery for nerves or blood vessels, nor orthopedic surgical intervention was needed except the Lord's blessing. In their practice they did not ask for a fee. Their mother and brothers were also martyred.
EDIT: Sorry. I forgot to mention that because they are real saints they relied primarily on Christ's support, but they were famous by being very knowledgeable and very talented surgeon doctors and had a lot of medical knowledge lacking nowadays in our textbooks.
May they intercede for all our ill and for us with their valuable prayers before Our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
GBU
i took some photos of our icon at home, does anyone know how i can put them up? (i tried copying and pasting and i tried using the image button)
otherwise i cud email them to u markh113
There are many more free online image hosting servers.
http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en#hl=en&source=hp&q=image+hosting+for+forums&aq=5&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=image+hosting&gs_rfai=&fp=19d13023017841d
Thanks and waiting to view your nice icon.
GBU
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may they keep us all in their prayers!
May the prayers of these great martyrs be made for all of us. Amen.
GBU
Thanks Jerusalem2!
In Christ,
Mark
tc+God bless!
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Gb!