What is special about St Luke?

Answer 1

Luke was not an apostle and did not know Our Lord. However, based on testimony from the apostles and other disciples, he authored one of the 4 canoninical Gospels as well as the Acts of the Apostles.

Answer 2

St. Luke is the patron saint of artists, physicians, surgeons, and students. He is also one of the four evangelists who wrote one of the Gospels in the New Testament, emphasizing the compassion and healing ministry of Jesus.

Answer 3

What is special about Luke, is that he is the only gentile writer of the Holy Scriptures.

Answer 4

Luke is called an evangelist as he was the author of one of the Gospels as well as of the Acts of the Apostles. He is thought to have been a physician.

Answer 5

Luke is best known for writing the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.

Answer 6

Luke is best known for writing his Gospel and Acts of the Apostles.