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Luke the Evangelist Born: 1st C Died Age 84 Feast Day: 10 October
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Luke the Evangelist

Born: 1st C Died Age 84 Feast Day:10 October

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Luke, the inspired author of the third Gospel and of the Acts of the Apostles,was a native of Antioch in Syria and a physician, and one of the earlyconverts from paganism. As a Greek, Luke takes care to explain to Gentilereaders Jewish customs and the meaning of Hebrew words.

He accompanied Paul on a considerable part of his missionary journey. Hewas also his companion while in prison at Rome on two different occasions. His account of these events, contained in the Acts, is first-hand history.

If one accepts that Luke was indeed the author of the Gospel bearing hisname and also the Acts of the Apostles, certain details of his personal life canbe reasonably assumed. While he does exclude himself from those who wereeyewitnesses to Jesus' ministry, he repeatedly uses the word "we" indescribing the Pauline missions in Acts of the Apostles, indicating that he waspersonally there at those times.

Luke's Gospel is, above all, the Gospel of the Merciful Heart of Jesus. Itemphasizes the fact that Christ is the salvation of all men, especially of therepentant sinner and of the lowly.

Christian tradition, starting from the 8th century, states that Luke was thefirst icon painter. He is said to have painted pictures of the Virgin Mary andChild,

In traditional depictions, such as paintings, evangelist portraits, and churchmosaics, Luke is often accompanied by an ox or bull, usually having wings.

He is patron of artists, bachelors, physicians, surgeons, farmers.


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