Luke

Saint Luke the Evangelist
St. Luke writing his Gospel, by Andrea Mantegna (1431).
Apostle, Evangelist, Martyr
Born	Born:: Antioch, Syria, Roman Empire
Died	Died::84 AD, 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; Hebrew: לוקא, Lūqāʻ; Aramaic: ܠܘܩܐ, Lūqāʻ) was early Christian leader and the writer of the Gospel of Luke during the 50's AD. 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 .

Works

• The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to St. Luke
• The Acts of the Apostles

See Also

• Jesus
• Matthew
• Mark
• John
• Gospel of Luke

References

• Smith’s Revised Bible Dictionary, 1999.

External Links

• Catholic Encyclopedia - St. Luke
• Smith’s Bible Names Dictionary – Luke Bible Gateway