Saint Luke the Evangelist | Gold and silver foiled icon on wood | Size: 8 3/4"x7 1/4"

On October 18, Catholics and other Christians around the world will 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 wrote a greater volume of the New Testament than any other single author, including the earliest history of the Church. Ancient traditions also acknowledge Luke as the founder of Christian iconography, making him a patron of artists as well as doctors and other medical caregivers.

Blessed by the clergy at  Saviour Cathedral in Moscow.