St Luke The Evangelist9570983

St. Luke was the author of the Gospel of St. Luke and The Acts of The Apostles. His identity as creator of these guides of the Bible has been verified by the early Church Fathers, St. Jerome, and Eusebius. He was a disciple and companion of the apostle St. Paul and accompanied him till St. Paul's martyrdom. He has been determined in St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians (Col 4:fourteen) as "Luke, the beloved physician". St. Luke was not a Jew. He was a gentile. And, therefore was capable to publish and converse with the gentiles primarily based on their custom and customs. He lived in the Greek metropolis of Antioch which is ancient Syria.

He was a quite effectively educated male and a medical professional by trade. He was also a quite proficient artist and painter. St. Luke is said to be the initial painter of Christian icons. Amid the icons painted by St Luke are images of The Blessed Mother Mary - Our Woman of Czestochowa and Our Girl of Vladimir, St. Peter, St. Paul, and other icons of Jesus and Mary.

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The Gospel of St. Luke includes numerous of the most effectively known and liked parables preached by Jesus to instruct us on our path to holiness. Amid them are:

Â· The Parable of The Great Samaritan which describes the charity of a stranger

Â· The Parable of The Prodigal Son which describes the all merciful love of a father

Â· The Parable of The Missing Sheep points out how Jesus as the shepherd seeks the misplaced sinners and brings them again to his fold