Saint Luke the Evangelist

This particular stained glass window refers to tradition that St. Luke painted the first image of the Virgin Mary and the child Jesus.

St. Luke, beloved physician of St. Paul and the author of the third Gospel.

St. Luke is considered the patron saint of painters and artists. St. Luke's association of artists goes back to the vivid portrait of the Virgin Mary that is contained in his Gospel. Luke showed himself as an artist with words. This led to the belief that Our Lady had allowed herself to be painted by St. Luke.

St. Luke its always represented by the calf or ox, the sacrificial animal, because his Gospel begins with the account of Zachary, the priest, the father of John the Baptist and to the reference of the sacrifice in the Temple at the beginning of his Gospel.

ST LUKE THE EVANGELIST Feast: October 18