Luke the Apostle
Luke, the gospel writer, is considered to be a patron saint of artists. He was born to pagan parents, possibly was a slave, and later became a physician. Legend has it that he was also a painter who may have done portraits of Jesus and Mary, but none have ever been correctly attributed to him. He traveled with Saint Paul evangelizing Greece and Rome and wrote the Gospel according to Luke, much of which was based on the teachings and writings of Paul, and his own experiences. He also wrote a history of the early Church in the Acts of the Apostles.
His name means bringer of light or warm. It is Latin and based upon the Greek name Loukas. His patronage includes artists, bachelors, bookbinders, brewers, butchers, doctors, glass makers, glass workers, gold workers, goldsmiths, lace makers, lace workers, notaries, painters, physicians, sculptors, and stained glass workers. He is depicted as being a winged ox, with a book, with a brush, painting an icon of Mary, with a palette, and as a winged calf.
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