Question: Facts:   - death place: milan    - venerated in: roman catholic church ; eastern orthodox church    - patronage: milan discovery of thieves ; breisach ; haymakers ; invoked for the    - caption: '' , '' '' from a 14th-century manuscript . `` the martyrdom of saints gervase and protase    - feast day: june eastern orthodox church -rrb- 19 -lrb- catholic church -rrb- october 14 -lrb-    - death date: 2nd century ad    - attributes: the scourge , the club and the sword    - major shrine: basilica sant ` ambrogio , milan , italy      - titles: martyrs    - name: saints gervasius and protasius    - image: gervaseandprotase.jpg    - birth place: milan   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gervasius and protasius .
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saints gervasius and protasius -lrb- also saints gervase and protase , gervasis and prothasis and in french `` gervais and protais '' -rrb- are venerated as christian martyrs , probably of the 2nd century .they are the patron saints of milan and of haymakers and are invoked for the discovery of thieves .their feast day in the latin rite of the catholic church is on june 19 , the day marking the translation of their relics .in the eastern orthodox church and in the eastern rites of the catholic church , their feast takes place on october 14 -lrb- o.s. -rrb- / october 24 -lrb- n.s. -rrb- , the traditional day of their death .in christian iconography their emblems are the scourge , the club and the sword .