Luke the Evangelist was one of the Four Evangelists—the four traditionally ascribed authors of the canonical gospels. The Early Church Fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel of Luke and
A Folio of Saint Luke, from the Lorsch Gospels depicting him with the traditional attribute of an angelic Ox behind him
Τετραευάγγελο Ε140 της Μεγίστης Λαύρας. Ευαγγελιστής Λουκάς. 15ος αιώνας
Print of Luke the Evangelist
James Tissot, Saint Luke, Brooklyn Museum
The Gospel of Luke is the third of the New Testament's canonical Gospels. It tells of the origins, birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus. Together with the Acts of the Apostles,
Luke the Evangelist
…the Four Evangelists—the four traditionally ascribed authors of the canonical gospels. The Early Church Fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Prominent figures in early Christianity such as Jerome and Eusebius later reaffirmed his authorship. Scholarly opinion…
Luke 13:29–14:10 on Papyrus 45 (recto; c. AD 250)
Papyrus 45, an AD 3rd-century Greek papyrus of the Gospel of Luke
Subscriptio to the Gospel of Luke in Codex Macedoniensis 034 (Gregory-Aland), 9th century
Parable of the Sower (Biserica Ortodoxă din Deal, Cluj-Napoca, Romania)