1st century
Saint Luke the Evangelist
Physician and companion of the Apostle Paul, author of the third Gospel and Acts; tradition regards him as the first icon painter.
Biography
Luke was a physician and a companion of the Apostle Paul on some of his journeys. Tradition attributes to him the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles.
According to tradition he painted the first icons of the Theotokos, and he is regarded as the patron of icon painters.