St Luke of Simferapol, the Surgeon

St Luke of Simferapol, the SurgeonWritten by Deacon Paul Drozdowski of Holy Trinity Monastery, this icon of St. Luke of Simferopol the Surgeon presents the Archbishop physician with the hieral dignity of a bishop and the practiced assurance of a healer. St. Luke is invoked by the sick, by surgeons, by all who suffer, and by those who minister to them a saint for every hospital and every prayer corner. An Orthodox mounted icon from Damascene Gallery.

whose prayer of forgiveness for his persecutors was witnessed by the young Saul of Tarsus — is depicted in this mounted icon in the Jordanville tradition

especially in cases of theft and injustice

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Though his reign was brief

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A Damascene Gallery mounted icon worthy of a place of honor in any home

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