SAINT LUKE THE APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST

Saint Luke, one of the four Evangelists, was a doctor of extraordinary education and talent, and is considered the patron saint and the founder of iconography in Christianity. In addition to the “Gospel of Luke,” the New Testament is enriched by the “Acts of the Apostles,” also written by Saint Luke. The Lord allowed him to witness and preach on the very day of Christ’s Resurrection, as vividly described in Luke’s Gospel. Saint Luke preached the Risen Christ in Rome alongside the Apostles. He suffered martyrdom in his hometown, where many miracles occurred at his relics. In the 4th century, his relics were moved to the capital, Constantinople, and before the Turkish invasion, his relics were also honored in the Serbian capital, Smederevo, before Serbia fell under Ottoman rule.