St Luke The Evangelist3720619

St. Luke was the creator of the Gospel of St. Luke and The Acts of The Apostles. His identification as writer of these books of the Bible has been confirmed 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 discovered in St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians (Col four:fourteen) as "Luke, the beloved physician". St. Luke was not a Jew. He was a gentile. And, as a result was capable to compose and communicate with the gentiles based mostly on their tradition and customs. He lived in the Greek town of Antioch which is ancient Syria.

He was a very properly educated man and a medical professional by trade. He was also a very gifted artist and painter. St. Luke is explained to be the first painter of Christian icons. Amid the icons painted by St Luke are images of The Blessed Mom Mary - Our Woman 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 is made up of several of the most nicely recognized and liked parables preached by Jesus to instruct us on our path to holiness. Among 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 Lost Sheep describes how Jesus as the shepherd seeks the lost sinners and provides them back again to his fold