Parrocchia Santuario - Basilica SS Cosma E Damiano, Alberobello, Italy Editorial Image

Pictured is the front of the Parrocchia Santuario - Basilica SS Cosma E Damiano, Alberobello, Italy. Saint Cosmas and Damian are the patron saints of Alberobello and have many churches dedicated to them, the main one in Rome. They were twin brothers who became skilled christian physicians who donated their services without pay. They were martyred in 287 AD Syria during the persecution of the Emperor Diocletian. They stayed true to their faith, enduring being hung on a cross, stoned and shot by arrows and finally suffered execution by beheading. The church is the tallest building in Alberobello, A UNESCO World Heritage Site.