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18th-century icon of Luke the Evangelist, patron saint of physicians. The organization studies and holds conferences on topics that relate spirituality and health. For instance, the theme of the 74th annual meeting in 2005 was "The Biological and Spiritual Development of the Child", and was attended by physicians from 43 US states and Canada, as well as a number of theologians. [7]
Winged altar of the Guild of Saint Luke, by Hermen Rode, Lübeck (1484) In traditional depictions, such as paintings, evangelist portraits, and church mosaics, Saint Luke is often accompanied by an ox or bull, usually having wings. The ox is mentioned in both Ezechiel 1:10 and Revelation 4:7.
Valentin Felixovich Voyno-Yasenetsky (Russian: Валенти́н Фе́ликсович Во́йно-Ясене́цкий; [a] 14 April [O.S. 27 April] 1877 – 11 June 1961) – now known as Luke of Simferopol, [2] Saint Luke the Blessed Surgeon, or Saint Luke of Crimea – was a Russian surgeon, spiritual writer, a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, and archbishop of Simferopol and ...
Saint Luke or Luke the Evangelist, one of the Four Evangelists. The Early Church Fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Patron saint of artists, physicians, bachelors, surgeons, students and butchers; his feast day is 18 October
There are a number of patron saints for physicians, the most important of whom are Saint Luke the Evangelist, the physician and disciple of Christ; Saints Cosmas and Damian, 3rd-century physicians from Syria; and Saint Pantaleon, a 4th-century physician from Nicomedia. Archangel Raphael is also considered a patron saint of physicians. [80]
St. Luke's Church, also known as Old Brick Church, or Newport Parish Church, is a historic church building, located in the unincorporated community of Benns Church, near Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. It is the oldest church in Virginia and oldest church in British North America of brick construction.
Saint Luke is an unincorporated community in Shenandoah County, ... U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Luke, Virginia
Patron saint Notes Asia: Francis Xavier [1] John the Evangelist is the patron saint of Asia Minor, but not the entire continent. [2] [3] Africa: Moses the Black Our Lady of Africa: Cyprian is patron saint of Africa, the Roman province (Tunisia), not the entire continent. [4] The Americas: The Virgin Mary (as Our Lady of Guadalupe) [5] [6]