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Facts

Also Known As Saint Luke the Evangelist
Flourished c.1 - c.100
Notable Works Gospel According to Luke • The Acts of the Apostles

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St. Luke the Evangelist
Map depicting the routes of St. Paul's four missionary journeys in the eastern Mediterranean during Biblical times, with each journey shown in a different color. The map covers regions including Italy, Greece, Asia Minor (modern Turkey), Cyprus, Crete, and the Levant, highlighting key cities such as Rome, Athens, Ephesus, Antioch, and Jerusalem.
Rogier van der Weyden: St. Luke Drawing the Virgin
Gossart, Jan: St. Luke Drawing the Virgin
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