Saint Cosmas
Martyr and Bishop of Aphrodisia
Born	Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Died	1160, Sicily, Italy
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Canonized	Cult approved by Pope Leo XIII
Feast	10 September

Cosmas was Bishop of Aphrodisia and martyr. Born at Palermo, on the island of Sicily, and was appointed and ordained Bishop of Aphrodisia, ordained by Pope Eugene III^[1]. When the Saracans invaded the island and captured his see, Cosmas was seized and suffered martyrdom.

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