Luke

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Luke

• Apostle LukeOctober 18Physician and companion of Paul, author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles.
• Saint Luke of SimferopolJune 5Renowned surgeon and archbishop, author of medical and spiritual works, who died in 1961 in Simferopol.
• Venerable Luke of SteirisFebruary 7Monk of Hellas and wonderworker of the tenth century, founder of Hosios Loukas Monastery.
• Saint Luke ZhidiataOctober 4Second bishop of Novgorod, from about 1035 to 1059, successor of Ephraim.
• Saint Luke of RostovOctober 8Monk in Kiev, abbot of the Savior Monastery at Berestovo, then bishop of Rostov; died in 1189.
• Stylite Luke the StyliteDecember 11Former soldier under Constantine Porphyrogenitus, witness to thousands dying in the war with the Bulgarians, then a stylite.
• Venerable Luke of the CavesNovember 6Monk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra, honored among the venerable fathers of the Caves.
• LJMartyr Luke of JerusalemFebruary 12
• LVenerable LukeSeptember 7A holy monk commemorated in the Georgian Church calendar.
• LEHieromartyr Luke of EmesaJanuary 29A cleric of Emesa, who died a martyr for Christ.
• LCVenerable Luke of CappadociaSeptember 7A venerable father from Cappadocia, linked with the Savior Monastery at Glubokaya.
• LMMartyr Luke of MytileneApril 24Martyr of Mytilene, who suffered for Christ.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Luke?

The name day of Luke is October 18, the feast of Apostle Luke. It is also kept on June 5, February 7, October 4, October 8, December 11, November 6, February 12, September 7.

II.Which saints bore the name Luke?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Luke, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Luke a good baptismal name?

Yes. Luke is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Apostle Luke as patron.