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Saint Luke

  • Born in Antioch, Syria

  • St. Paul talks about St. Luke in his writings

  • He was a Gentile

  • Patron Saint of Artists

  • 18 Spiritual passages that talk about Jesus’ compassion.

  • Wrote The Gospel of Luke and Acts of Apostles.

  • Never met Jesus Christ

  • Interviews Disciples and eyewitnesses of Jesus’s life and ministry 

  • Trained to be a Medical Doctor before becoming a Christian Missionary

  • Traveled with St. Paul to Greek cities around the Mediterranean Sea and Rome

  • Addressed his books to Theophilus (Roman Christian or “friend of God”.)

  • The Gospel of Luke is believed to have a Gentile audience.

  • Saint Luke died in Greece, where he was martyred and buried.