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He was a gentile, Greek by origin, and a medical man by profession as St. Paul mentions him as " our beloved " Luke the Physician ". He was the author of one of the four gospels and co-author of the " Acts of Apostles " with St. Paul. As we know from St. Paul, he accompanied St. Paul on his second journey and third journey, St. Paulin his letter to Timothy says " Luke is my only companion ". So, we can be sure that St. Luke has been to Rome and probably wrote his gospel when he was there. Although his death is debated, as some scholars claim that he was martyred in Greece, or some others say he died of natural, but sure when he died he was well over his eighty. An oral tradition says he was imprisoned at Ephesus in a prison called " Luke's Tower " of which the remains are still visible. |
