Holy_Unmercenaries

Holy Unmercenaries

Holy Unmercenaries

Title used for certain saints in the Orthodox Church

For places named (in Greek) after these saints, see Agioi Anargyroi (disambiguation).

Holy Unmercenaries (Greek: Άγιοι Ανάργυροι, romanized: Agioi Anárgyroi) is an epithet applied to a number of Christian saints who did not accept payment for good deeds. These include healers or Christian physicians who, in conspicuous opposition to medical practice of the day, tended to the sick, free of charge.

Icon of the Holy Unmercenaries, Saints Cosmas and Damian in village of Dobrošte, Tearce Municipality, North Macedonia.

List of Holy Unmercenaries

Saints bearing this title include:

See also

References

  1. [1]
    (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Θαλλέλαιος ὁ ἰατρός καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ μαρτυρήσαντες Ἀλέξανδρος καί Ἀστέριος. 20 Μαΐου. Μέγας Συναξαριστής.
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