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Saint Luke
Saint Luke [Gr. Lucas ], traditional author of the third Gospel (see Luke, Gospel according to Saint ) and of its sequel, the Acts of the Apostles . Paul's letter to the Colossians identifies him as "the beloved physician" and implies that he was a Gentile. Eusebius in his Ecclesiastical History affirms the tradition that Luke accompanied Paul on his second missionary journey and on his journey to Rome. According to tradition he was a painter and died a martyr. As an evangelist his symbol is an ox. Feast: Oct. 18. |
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"Saint Luke." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Saint Luke." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Luke-St.html "Saint Luke." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Luke-St.html |
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Luke, St
Luke, St, Evangelist. According to tradition he was the author of Lk. and of Acts. He was a physician (so Col. 4: 14), and it has been inferred from Col. 4: 11 that he was a Gentile. He apparently accompanied St Paul on parts of his second and third missionary journeys (Acts 16: 10–17 and 20: 5–21: 18) and went with him to Rome. The Anti-Marcionite Prologues record a tradition that he was unmarried, wrote his Gospel in Greece, and died at the age of 84. Feast day, 18 Oct. See also following entry.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Luke, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Luke, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-LukeSt.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Luke, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-LukeSt.html |
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Luke, St
Luke, St. Travelling companion of Paul, and (according to tradition) author of the third gospel and Acts of the Apostles. Luke was a physician (Colossians 4. 11) who stayed with Paul in his imprisonment. Later tradition made him a painter, and in the Middle Ages a picture in Rome of the Virgin Mary was ascribed to him. He is the patron saint of doctors and artists. Feast day, 18 Oct.
The Gospel according to Luke is the third book of the New Testament. It forms a two-part work with the book of Acts. |
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JOHN BOWKER. "Luke, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Luke, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-LukeSt.html JOHN BOWKER. "Luke, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-LukeSt.html |
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Luke, St
Luke, St an evangelist, closely associated with St Paul and traditionally the author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. A physician, he was possibly the son of a Greek freedman of Rome.
His emblem is an ox, one of the animals of the Tetramorph, and he may be portrayed painting the Virgin, or shown with surgical instruments. He is sometimes referred to as the beloved physician. His feast day is 18 October. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Luke, St." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Luke, St." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-LukeSt.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Luke, St." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-LukeSt.html |
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Luke, Saint
Luke, Saint Author, according to Christian tradition, of the gospel that bears his name and of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament. He is said to have been a physician, to have been able to speak and write Greek, and may have been a non-Jew born in Antioch, Syria (modern-day Antakya, Turkey). He was a co-worker of the apostle Saint Paul. Luke is the patron saint of painters. His feast day is October 18.
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"Luke, Saint." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Luke, Saint." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-LukeSaint.html "Luke, Saint." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-LukeSaint.html |
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