Luke the Evangelist

Biographical details

Portrait of Luke the Evangelist Luke the Evangelist,  Magnificat (Church of the Visitation… (1955)

“ My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my savior; because he has regarded the lowliness of His handmaid; for behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed; because he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name; and for generation upon generation is his mercy, to those who fear Him. ”
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Portrait of Luke the Evangelist Luke the Evangelist,  The Gospel of Saint Luke in West-Saxon

“ Eleofoðe Heafodƿeard 1 Soðlice ƿæs ȝeƿorden þa he ƿæs on sumere stoƿe hine ȝebiddende: þa þa he ȝesƿac. him to cƿæð an his leorninȝcnihta; Drihten. lær us. us ȝebiddan. sƿa iohannes his leominȝcnihtas lærde;
2 þa cƿæþ he to him: cƿeðað þus. þonne ȝe eoƿ ȝebiddað; Ure fæder þu ðe on heofone eart: si þin nama ȝehalȝod tocume þin rice. ȝeƿurðe ðin ƿilla on heofone and on eorþan.
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Source: Wikisource

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