St. Luke: The cultured physician who chronicled the life of Jesus

The painting St. Luke the Evangelist in the church Iglesia El Buen Pastor by Miguel Vaguer (1959). / Credit: Renata Sedmakova/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 18, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). On Oct. 18, Catholics and other Christians around the world celebrate the feast of St. Luke, the physician and companion of St. Paul whose Gospel preserved the most extensive biography of Jesus Christ.St. Luke, who is also the author of the Acts of the Apostles, wrote a greater volume of…