Luke the Evangelist Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Eastern Orthodoxy === The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] [[Calendar of saints|commemorated]] Saint Luke,<ref>{{Cite web |title= Лука, Апостол |url= http://drevo-info.ru/articles/10326.html |access-date=16 July 2022 |website= Drevo-info |language=ru}}</ref> [[Seventy disciples|Apostle of the Seventy]], [[Four Evangelists|Evangelist]], companion (coworker) of the [[Apostle Paul|holy Apostle Paul]], hieromartyr, physician, first icon painter with several feast days. The following are fixed feast days: * 4 January - The [[Synaxis]] of the [[Seventy disciples|Seventy Apostles]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2018/01/04/100017-synaxis-of-the-seventy-apostles |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104055229/https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2018/01/04/100017-synaxis-of-the-seventy-apostles |archive-date=January 4, 2021 |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=www.oca.org}}</ref> * 22 April - Feast of Apostles [[Nathanael (follower of Jesus)|Nathaniel (Nathanael)]], Luke the Evangelist, [[Clement of Sardice]] or [[Clement of Rome]] and [[Apelles of Heraklion]] (Greek sources say that Saint Luke (Loukias) was someone other than the Evangelist Luke).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apostle and Evangelist Luke of the Seventy |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2014/04/22/101181-apostle-and-evangelist-luke-of-the-seventy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430135925/https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2014/04/22/101181-apostle-and-evangelist-luke-of-the-seventy |archive-date=April 30, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=www.oca.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Holy Apostles of the 70 Apelles, Luke (Loukios), and Clement |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2014/04/22/101182-holy-apostles-of-the-70-apelles-luke-loukios-and-clement |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430135545/https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2014/04/22/101182-holy-apostles-of-the-70-apelles-luke-loukios-and-clement |archive-date=April 30, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=www.oca.org}}</ref> This feast is held also on the 10 September. * 20 June - Translation of the relics and garments of the Apostles Luke, [[Andrew the Apostle|Andrew]], and [[Thomas the Apostle|Thomas]], the [[Prophet Eliseus]], and Martyr Lazarus of Persia found {{c.|960|lk=no}}, during the time of the emperor [[Romanos I Lekapenos|Romanos Lakapenos]] (919–44) in a monastery of Saint Augusta into the [[Church of the Holy Apostles|Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople]] under [[Constantine VII|Emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus]] (c. 956–70) by [[Polyeuctus of Constantinople|Saint Patriarch Polyeuctus of Constantinople]] (956–70).<ref>{{Cite web |title=June 20, 2023. + Orthodox Calendar |url=https://orthochristian.com/calendar/20230620.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430140249/https://orthochristian.com/calendar/20230620.html |archive-date=April 30, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=orthochristian.com}}</ref> * 10 September - Feast of Apostles of the Seventy: [[Nathanael (follower of Jesus)|Nathaniel (Nathanael)]], Luke the Evangelist, [[Clement of Sardice]] or [[Clement of Rome]] and [[Apelles of Heraklion]] (Greek sources say that Saint Luke (Loukias) was someone other than the Evangelist Luke). The commemoration is held again on the 22nd of April. * 18 October - Feast of the Apostle and Evangelist Luke.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apostle and Evangelist Luke |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/10/18/102993-apostle-and-evangelist-luke |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123193835/https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/10/18/102993-apostle-and-evangelist-luke |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=www.oca.org}}</ref> There are also moveable feasts in which Luke is commemorated: * Synaxis of All Saints of [[Achaea|Achaia]] - Moveable holiday the Sunday before the feast of Saint Andrew (November 30).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanidopoulos |first=John |date=November 28, 2010 |title=Synaxis of the Achaean Saints |url=https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2010/11/synaxis-of-achaean-saints.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327193259/https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2010/11/synaxis-of-achaean-saints.html |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=Orthodox Christianity Then and Now}}</ref> * Synaxis of All Saints of [[Boeotia]] - Moveable holiday on the last Saturday of May.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanidopoulos |first=John |date=May 27, 2017 |title=Synaxis of All Saints of Boeotia |url=https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2017/05/synaxis-of-all-saints-of-boeotia.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207144712/https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2017/05/synaxis-of-all-saints-of-boeotia.html |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=Orthodox Christianity Then and Now}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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