They were twin brothers of Arabic descent, born in the third century. Physicians, trained in Syria, they accepted no payment for their services, and their charity brought many to Christ. It was reported that they miraculously replaced the ulcerous leg of a man named Justinian with one from a recently deceased man. Arrested during the persecutions of Diocletian, they were tortured, but suffered no injury. Later, they were tortured and beheaded c.303 in Aegea, Cilicia (modern Ayas, Turkey). Many fables grew up about the brothers, connected in part with the ability of their relics to heal. An ancient Church near the Roman Forum is dedicated to them, and their names are included in the Roman Canon.
