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| background contains the Gospel of Luke |
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| background contains the Gospel of Luke |
feast day: October 18
patron of: artists, physicians and surgeons
symbol: winged ox/cow
about:
- born in Syria and trained as a physician
- died at age 84 in Boeotia
- a great apostle of the Gentiles
- one of the most extensive writers of the New Testament
- his own inspired writings are the highest standing and most authentic commendation of his sanctity
- wrote the "Acts of the Apostles"
- was one of "the seventy" and worked with Saint Paul = traveling to Rome converting Jews and pagans to Christianity
- credited for being a prolific painter = creating many works/paintings of Mary and Jesus
- created one of the earliest icons of Mary and Jesus... the Our Mother of Perpetual Help icon/painting is associated with Saint Luke
links/ sources:
- "Luke the Evangelist" (source: Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_the_Evangelist
- "St. Luke" (source: Catholic Online):
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=76
- "St. Luke" (source:EWTN):
http://www.ewtn.com/library/mary/stluke.htm
- "Gospel and Biography of St. Luke" (source: Catholic Encyclopedia):
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09420a.htm
- "Saint Luke, Evangelist" (source: About Religion):
http://catholicism.about.com/od/evangelists/p/Saint-Luke.htm
