Synaxis of the Holy Unmercenaries

Greetings!

I thought I would compile a list of Saints that are Unmercenaries (in Greek, οι Ανάργυροι, literally without silver), or those Saints that were physicians by trade, but used their training to heal everyone free of charge, and used their faith in Christ to spread the Gospel. For the full life stories, see the following book:

THE HOLY UNMERCENARY DOCTORS: The Saints Anargyroi, Physicians and Healers of the Orthodox Church by Georgia Hronas (Translated from the Greek Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church). Light and Life Publishing 1999.

Each Unmercenary Saint (or group of Saints) has his individual feastday, while all of them are celebrated together (i.e. the Synaxis of the Unmercenaries), either on October 17th (the Greek tradition, I believe) or the Sunday after November 1st. The following is the list of Holy Unmercenary Saints and their feastdays (on the New Calendar):

Icon of the Synaxis of the Holy Unmercenaries (Icon courtesy of www.eikonografos.com used with permission)

The Holy Unmercenary Saints

-Sts. Kosmas and Damian of Asia Minor - November 1st

-Sts. Kosmas and Damian of Rome - July 1st

-Sts. Kosmas, Damian, Leontios, Anthimos, and Eutropios of Arabia - October 17th

-Sts. Cyrus (Kyros in Greek) and John - January 31st and June 28th (the latter celebrates the translation of their relics)

-St. Tryphon - February 1st

-St. Julianos - February 6th

-St. Mokios - May 11th

-St. Thallaleos - May 20th

-St. Sampson the Innkeeper - June 27th

-St. Ermolaos - July 26th

-St. Panteleimon the Great-martyr - July 27th

-Sts. Anikitos and Photios - August 12th

-St. Diomedis - August 16th

Additional Saints (that are not usually grouped as Unmercenaries in iconography, etc., but might be considered as such)

Icon of Sts. Luke the Evangelist and Luke Archbishop of Simferopol (I will try to remember where I found this icon online.)

-St. Luke the Apostle, Evangelist and Physician - October 18th

-St. Luke Archbishop of Simferopol the Surgeon - June 11th
(http://full-of-grace-and-truth.blogspot.com/2008/10/st-luke-archbishop-of-simferopol.html)

-St. Agapit the Righteous Unmercenary of the Kiev Caves - June 1st
(http://full-of-grace-and-truth.blogspot.com/2008/12/st-agapit-agapitus-righteous-healer-and.html)

Icon of St. Agapit the Righteous Unmercenary of the Kiev Caves (taken from http://www.synaxaristis.googlepages.com/ημερομηνιακα , while some info on St. Agapit was provided by http://orthodoxwiki.org/Patron_saint , and some by http://www.histomed.kiev.ua )

(The following were mentioned in the Doxastikon of the Sitchera from the Vespers of the Synaxis of the Unmecenaries, the text of which I found from the OCA at: http://www.ocadow.org/music/menaion/11_02_unmercen_vespers.pdf ) I have not seen the following Saints referred to anywhere else as Unmercenaries, however, they are wondrous healers of afflictions of soul and body, so they deserve honor and supplication. Additional information from http://oasigr.5.forumer.com/a/_post1688.html and related sites)

-St. Antipas the Hieromartyr - April 11th (Healer of Teeth)

-St. Charalambos - February 10th (Protector against gastric distress and dysentery, infectious diseases, and regrettable (depressing) thoughts and meditation [διαλογισμών?], panouklas [πανούκλας?], protector of flocks and shepherds, trees, protector of marble-workers)

-St. Blaise (Vlassios) - February 11th (Healer of Throat Ailments)

-St. Spyridon - December 12th

-St. Modescus (Modestos) - December 16th (Protector against diseases of animals and against locusts, protector of plows)

-St. Artemios - October 20th (Protector against psychiatric, neurotic, intestinal and hernia problems)

Hymns to the Holy Unmercenaries

(translated by Fr. Ephraim Lash: http://www.anastasis.org.uk/01nov.htm )

Stichera Automelon - Plagal of the 2nd Mode
Placing all their hope in heaven, the Saints treasured up for themselves an inviolable treasure; freely they received, freely they give remedies to the sick; in accordance with the Gospel they possessed neither gold nor silver; their kind deeds they shared out to humans and beasts alike; that being in all things obedient to Christ they might intercede with confidence on behalf of our souls.

Apolytikion for the Holy Unmercenaries - Plagal of the 4th Mode
Holy Unmercenaries and Wonderworkers, visit our weaknesses; freely you have received, freely give to us.

Kontakion. 2nd Mode
You have received the grace of remedies, spread strength over those in need, glorious, wonderworking Physicians; but by your visitation, cast down the insolence of enemies, healing the world by wonders.

The Ikos.
The word of the wise Physicians surpasses all understanding and wisdom; for having received grace from the Most High, they invisibly bestow strength on all; therefore on me too they have bestowed the grace of narration, to sing their praise as God-bearing, well-pleasing to God and healers, who grant multitudes of cures; for they rescue all from pains, healing the world by wonders.