St luke the evangelist history
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October Saint Luke the Evangelist—Feast
First Century, died c. age 84
Patron Saint of artists, bachelors, bookbinders, brewers, butchers, glassworkers, goldworkers, laceworkers, notaries, physicians, and surgeons
Pre-Congregation canonization
Liturgical Color: Red
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Quote:
Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events that have been fulfilled among us, just as those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning and ministers of the word have handed them down to us, I too have decided, after investigating everything accurately anew, to write it down in an orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may realize the certainty of the teachings you have received. ~Luke –4
Reflection: In the first century, the city of Antioch was the capital of the Roman province of Syria and one of th
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Feast Day: October 18
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Luke was an Evangelist, the writer of the third Gospel. He never met Christ in person, but in his Gospel he says that he came to know about Jesus by talking to eyewitnesses to the events of Jesus’ life, death, and Resurrection. Hearing those stories helped Luke to become a believer, and he wrote his Gospel so that others would komma to know and love Jesus.
Luke was a doctor and he traveled with Saint Paul on his second missionär journey. In fact, Paul calls Luke his “beloved physician” (Colossians ). Because he cared for the bodily needs of others, Luke fryst vatten the patron saint of doctors. He is also the patron saint of artists because it fryst vatten believed that he painted a famous portrait of Mary, our Blessed Mother.
In his Gospel, Luke helps us to know how concerned Jesus was for the sick, the poor, and anyone in need of help, mercy, and forgiveness. Luke tells us that Jesus came to save all people. Through Luke’s Gospel, we learn how
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Luke the Evangelist
St. Luke's Day - October 18
The awesome figure of St. Luke looms out of both the New Testament and the pages of documented human history so that nearly two thousand years after his death his image has no less been diminished by time than that of the Nazarene, Jesus Christ, whom he so nobly served. His fellow apostle St. Paul called him the 'glorious physician,' but that was only one of the many talents which this magnificent man applied in a service to God. He was a man of such monumental proportion as to make him appear incredible. His many gifts were spiced with unswerving loyalty, prolific relativity, and matchless perfection.
Hailing from the ancient city of Antioch, Syria, Luke was a Roman whose early conversion to Christianity is evidenced by his membership in the Christian community of Antioch, prior to his emergence as an apostle, after meeting Paul. He had by that time developed a remarkable command of the Greek language. He became the Church's most a