Luke
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| Saint Luke the Evangelist | |
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 St. Luke writing his Gospel, by Andrea Mantegna (1431). | |
| Apostle, Evangelist, Martyr | |
| Born | Antioch, Syria, Roman Empire |
| Died | 84 AD83 AD 3844 He 4087 AM, near Boeotia, Greece |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy Anglicanism Lutheranism |
| Canonized | Pre-congregation |
| Major shrine | Padua, Italy |
| Feast | October 18 |
| Patronage | physicians, surgeons, students, butchers, and artists |
Luke the Evangelist (Greek: Λουκᾶς, Loukas) was early Christian leader and the writer of the Gospel of Luke. He was of Greek origin and a native of Antioch. He was a companion of the apostle Paul and is also known as “the beloved physician” or “doctor” as mentioned in Colossians 4:14 .
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- Smith’s Revised Bible Dictionary, 1999.
