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mountainman · 03-30-2008, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffrey Gibson

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Originally Posted by mountainman

Chief suspect: Theodoret (c. 393 AD – c. 457 AD)
was an influential author, theologian,
and Christian bishop of Cyrrhus, Syria (423 AD-457 AD).

He played a pivotal role in many early Byzantine church controversies
that led to various ecumenical acts and schisms.

Can you find an earlier source?

Not my job. You are the one who is making claims about Cosmas & Damien.

C&D appear to be a christian version of the Asclepian healing tradition.
Why are stories of time travel so popular?
Christian fraud via retrojection of history.

Quote:

Butler's Lives of the Saints By Alban Butler, Paul Burns

Quote:
p.239

Cosmas and Damian are preeminent among those saints whose legend
extends far beyond anything that can ever be known about them for
certain. Earliest reference appears to be the Bishop Theodoret of
Cyrrhus (d.458 CE).

Twin brothers born in Arabia, went to study sciences in Syria.
Once qualified they were to Aegae on the bay of Alexandretta in
Cilicia. Here they practiced medicine without accepting fees
and were widely known "as christians". Beheaded by Diocletian.
Legends are enhanced by numerous accounts of miracles and other
marvels.

Cult of C&D first reached Rome under Symmachus (498-514 CE).
Introduced into an oratory near the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
Pope Felix (526-30 CE) translated relics to a newly built basilica.
From there the cult spread.

They went to Aegae to learn healing? Hello?

Umm, what? Where does Butler (whose Lives of the Saints appeared in 1779-1780) say that C & D went to Aegae "to learn" anything, let alone healing?

Once again, Pete, you show yourself unable not only to read correctly the sources you appeal to, but to represent correctly what they actually say.

Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy.

Twin brothers born in Arabia, went to study sciences in Syria.
Once qualified they were to Aegae on the bay of Alexandretta in
Cilicia. Here they practiced medicine without accepting fees
and were widely known "as christians". Beheaded by Diocletian.
Legends are enhanced .....

We have the good guys and we have the bad guys.
The bad guys were pagans, the good guys were the
christian ecclesiastica whom we "believe"?

Diocletian the pagan.

First mentioned by Theodoret a century after their HOLY FICTIVE DEATH.
Where did Asclepius go?

Best wishes

Pete Brown

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