Luke the Evangelist or Saint Luke ( Greek ancient: Λουκᾶς; Hebrew: לוקאס; Imperial Aramaic: / ޠޘީސ לוקא; Ge'ez: ሉቃስ) is one of the four evangelists – the four authors traditionally attributed to the canonical gospels.
Saint Luke, one of the four Evangelists
The early Church Fathers attributed to him the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, which would mean that Luke contributed more than a quarter of the text of the New Testament, more than any other author. Prominent figures in early Christianity such as Jerome and Eusebius later reaffirmed his authorship, although a lack of conclusive evidence as to the identity of the author of the works has led to debate in scholarly circles, both secular and religious.
The New Testament mentions Luke briefly a few times, and the Epistle to the Colossians [Col 4:14] refers to him as a physician (from the Greek for "healer"); so he is thought to have been both a physician and a disciple of Paul.
Since the earliest years of the faith, Christians have considered him a saint. He is believed to have been a martyr, having been hanged from an olive tree, although some believe otherwise. The Catholic Church and other major denominations venerate him as Saint Luke the Evangelist and as the patron saint of artists, doctors, celibates, surgeons, students, and butchers; his feast day is October 18.
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