St Luke The Evangelist4874845

St. Luke was the writer of the Gospel of St. Luke and The Functions of The Apostles. His identity as author of these publications 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 until finally St. Paul's martyrdom. He has been recognized 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, as a result was in a position to publish and connect with the gentiles dependent on their custom and customs. He lived in the Greek metropolis of Antioch which is ancient Syria.

He was a really well educated guy and a physician by trade. He was also a really proficient artist and painter. St. Luke is said to be the very first painter of Christian icons. Amongst the icons painted by St Luke are images of The Blessed Mother Mary - Our Lady of Czestochowa and Our Lady of Vladimir, St. Peter, St. Paul, and other icons of Jesus and Mary.

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

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

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

Â· The Parable of The Missing Sheep describes how Jesus as the shepherd seeks the misplaced sinners and delivers them back again to his fold