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This is St Luke, the companion of Paul on his missionary journeys and the writer of the third gospel and the book of the Acts of the Apostles. Luke himself was a physician (doctor) and so his choice as the patron saint of all medical doctors is particularly appropriate.

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Patrons of physicians

Cosmas

Damian

Joseph Moscati

Luke the Evangelist

Pantaleon

Raphael the Archangel


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