Luke, Saint, was an early Christian who was a friend of Saint Paul. Little is known about Luke. He is mentioned only three times in the New Testament. Paul described Luke as a “beloved physician” (Colossians 4:14).
Tradition identifies Luke as the author of the third Gospel and its companion volume, the Acts of the Apostles. Luke’s life and career have been reconstructed using this material. Later tradition reports that he taught in Alexandria, Rome, and Greece, and died in Asia Minor. Although modern scholars agree that the same person wrote the third Gospel and Acts, most of these scholars do not consider Luke the author. Luke’s feast day is celebrated on October 18.
