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==Biography==
==Biography==
The author of Luke-Acts is traditionally identified with Luke, a friend and companion of Paul. He is said to be a Gentile, a native of Antioch, by profession a physician. According to Christian tradition he lived to old age. There are no narratives about his martyrdom.
The author of Luke-Acts is traditionally identified with Luke, a friend and companion of Paul. He is said to be a Gentile, a native of Antioch, by profession a physician. According to Christian tradition he was also the first iconographer and lived to old age. There are no narratives about his martyrdom. What are believed to be his remains were brought to Padoa, Italy in the 12th century.


==External links==
==External links==

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Luke (1st century CE) was, according to Christian tradition, one of the four evangelists.

The category: Luke (subject) includes scholarly and fictional works dealing with this character and with the writings he supposedly wrote (Luke-Acts).

Biography

The author of Luke-Acts is traditionally identified with Luke, a friend and companion of Paul. He is said to be a Gentile, a native of Antioch, by profession a physician. According to Christian tradition he was also the first iconographer and lived to old age. There are no narratives about his martyrdom. What are believed to be his remains were brought to Padoa, Italy in the 12th century.

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