Luke

Holy Apostle Luke, one of the Seventy Apostles, is not the evangelist of the same name. He lived in the apostolic age and became bishop of Laodicea in Syria, where he ended his life struggling with love and courage for his flock and for the Chief Shepherd, Jesus Christ.

The calendar of the Church of Greece (new style) commemorates him on 10 September, together with the apostles Apelles and Clement. Apelles is mentioned by Saint Paul in the Epistle to the Romans (16:10) as "approved in Christ"; he died at Smyrna, working to his last breath for the spread and strengthening of the Gospel. Clement is mentioned in the Epistle to the Philippians (4:3) as a fellow-⁠labourer with Paul; he became bishop of Sardis and died after many sufferings for the support of his flock.