Saint Luke the Surgeon Resource Page

St. Luke of Simferopol and Crimea (Feast Day - June 11)

 

About 

 

Life of Saint Luke of Simferopol and Crimea 

 

Saint Luke the Surgeon, Archbishop of Crimea (1877-1961)

 

The Life and Trials of Saint Luke of Crimea 

 

Saint Luke the Physician of Simferopol as a Model for our Lives 

 

Saint Luke the Physician and His Contribution as a Surgeon 

 

When St. Luke the Surgeon Was Asked in Court About Believing in a God He Couldn't See 

 

Archimandrite Tikhon Bogoslavets, the Spiritual Father of St. Luke of Simferopol 

 

The Last Words and Warning of St. Luke of Simferopol 

 

Archbishop Luke of Simferopol and Crimea Officially Canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate 

 

Movie Trailer: "Luka" (a 2013 film about St. Luke the Surgeon of Simferopol) 

 

A Train Dedicated To Saint Luke the Surgeon of Simferopol 

 

Saint Luke of Crimea and Albert Schweitzer: Bringing Together Two Great Men

 

 

Relics and Miracles 

 

The Incorrupt Heart of Saint Luke the Surgeon 

 

The Child Elias Healed By St. Luke of Simferopol 

 

The Miracle of Saint Luke of Simferopol for the Young Pianist Nazar 

 

The Child Whose Fingers Were Restored by St. Luke of Simferopol in Argos 

 

A New Miracle of St. Luke the Physician in Argos 

 

A Miraculous Surgery by Sts. Panteleimon and Luke the Surgeon 

 

New Miracle of St. Luke the Physician in Nafplio

 

Survivor of the Deadly Train Collision in Tempi, Greece Attributes His Survival and Ability to Help Others to Saint Luke of Simferopol

Homilies 

 

Homily One on the Nativity of the Theotokos (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two on the Nativity of the Theotokos (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Three on the Nativity of the Theotokos (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

 

Homily for the Sunday Before the Elevation of the Honorable Cross (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One on the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two on the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Three on the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Four on the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Five on the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Six on the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Sunday After the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Repose of the Holy Apostle John the Theologian (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily on the Feast of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily One on the Holy Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two on the Holy Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Three on the Holy Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily One on the Feast of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two on the Feast of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Three on the Feast of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Four on the Feast of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

Homily One on the Entrance of the Theotokos (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two on the Entrance of the Theotokos (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Three on the Entrance of the Theotokos (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Holy Great Martyr Katherine (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily in Commemoration of Saint Savvas the Sanctified (St. Luke of Simferopol)  

Homily on Saint Nicholas of Myra (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Bronze Serpent and the Nativity of Christ (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

 

Homily One on the Nativity of Christ (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two on the Nativity of Christ (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Three on the Nativity of Christ (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Four on the Nativity of Christ (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily on the Second Day of Christmas (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on New Years Day in 1951 (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Circumcision of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One on the Theophany of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two on the Theophany of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily Three on the Theophany of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Sunday After Theophany (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One on the Feast of the Reception of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two on the Feast of the Reception of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One on the Week of the Publican and the Pharisee (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two on the Week of the Publican and the Pharisee (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Three on the Week of the Publican and the Pharisee (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Origins of Modern Godlessness (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Week of the Prodigal Son - On Shame (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Week of the Prodigal Son - Flesh and Spirit (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Remember Your End, and You Will Never Sin (A Homily of St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily on the Commemoration of the Dead (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for Meatfare Sunday (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

 

Homily for Meatfare Week on the Second Coming (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for Meatfare Week on the Last Judgment (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Terrible Day of Judgment and the Dream of Nebuchadnezzar (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for Cheesefare Sunday - "The Night Has Passed and the Day is Near" (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One for the Vespers of Forgiveness (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

 

Homily Two for the Vespers of Forgiveness (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Three for the Vespers of Forgiveness (St. Luke of Simferopol)

First Homily on Fasting (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Second Homily on Fasting (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Friday of the First Week of Great Lent - The Fight Against the Passions (St. Luke of Simferopol)

An Interpretation of the Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

An Interpretation of the Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian: Introduction (1)

 

An Interpretation of the Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian: On Idleness (2) 

 

An Interpretation of the Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian: On Despondency (3) 

 

An Interpretation of the Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian: On Lust for Power (4) 

 

An Interpretation of the Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian: On Idle Talk (5) 

 

An Interpretation of the Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian: On Chastity (6) 

 

An Interpretation of the Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian: On Humility (7) 

 

An Interpretation of the Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian: On Patience (8) 

 

An Interpretation of the Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian: On Love (9)

 

An Interpretation of the Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian: Conclusion (10)

 

First Homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Second Homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Third Homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Fourth Homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Fifth Homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Second Sunday of Great Lent: The Teachings of Christ and the Teachings of Men (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Second Sunday of Great Lent: For the Life of the World (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

That the Most Holy Theotokos was a Jewess (A Homily of St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

First Homily for the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Second Homily for the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Third Homily for the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Fourth Homily for the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Fifth Homily for the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on Being a Servant and Child of God (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on Praying for Everything You Need (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on Being Absent-Minded During Prayer (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

First Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Second Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Possibility of Being Saved Under Any Conditions of Time (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

First Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Second Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Third Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Fourth Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Fifth Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Sixth Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Anthropomorphic Representation of God (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One on the Annunciation of the Theotokos (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two on the Annunciation of the Theotokos (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Three on the Annunciation of the Theotokos (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Four on the Annunciation of the Theotokos (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Why Did the Lord Raise the Dead? (A Homily of St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

First Homily for Palm Sunday (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Second Homily for Palm Sunday (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Third Homily for Palm Sunday (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Fourth Homily for Palm Sunday (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Fifth Homily for Palm Sunday (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Sixth Homily for Palm Sunday (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

 

Life is Short - The Lord is Waiting for Your Repentance (A Homily of St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

On Determining Dates and Times Known Only by the Lord (A Homily of St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Remember Your End, and You Will Never Sin (A Homily of St. Luke of Simferopol)

First Homily for Holy and Great Wednesday (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

 

Second Homily for Holy and Great Wednesday (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Third Homily for Holy and Great Wednesday (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for Holy and Great Thursday (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homilies on the Passion - The Garden of Gethsemane (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homilies on the Passion - The Way of Sorrow (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homilies on the Passion - The Thief (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homilies on the Passion - The Veneration of the Cross (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

First Homily for Holy and Great Friday (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Second Homily for Holy and Great Friday (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Third Homily for Holy and Great Friday (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Fourth Homily for Holy and Great Friday (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Fifth Homily for Holy and Great Friday (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Sixth Homily for Holy and Great Friday (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

First Homily for the First Day of Pascha (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Second Homily for the First Day of Pascha (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Third Homily for the First Day of Pascha (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Fourth Homily for the First Day of Pascha (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily at the First Paschal Vespers (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

First Homily on the Second Day of Holy Pascha (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Second Homily on the Second Day of Holy Pascha (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Third Homily on the Second Day of Holy Pascha (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily for the Feast of Saint George (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

 

First Homily for the Sunday of Thomas or Antipascha (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Second Homily for the Sunday of Thomas or Antipascha (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Third Homily for the Sunday of Thomas or Antipascha (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

First Homily for the Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

   

Second Homily for the Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Third Homily for the Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

Fourth Homily for the Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

First Homily for the Sunday of the Paralytic (St. Luke of Simferopol)   

 

Second Homily for the Sunday of the Paralytic (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Third Homily for the Sunday of the Paralytic (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Fourth Homily for the Sunday of the Paralytic (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Epistle Reading of Mid-Pentecost (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily on the Wednesday of Mid-Pentecost (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Thursday After the Sunday of the Paralytic - Let Us Imitate the Long-Suffering Job (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

First Homily for the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Second Homily for the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Third Homily for the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

First Homily for the Sunday of the Blind Man (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Second Homily for the Sunday of the Blind Man (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Third Homily for the Sunday of the Blind Man (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Day of Christ's Ascension (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily on the Sunday of the 318 Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Synod (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Gospel Reading for the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Synod (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One for the Feast of Pentecost (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

 

Homily Two for the Feast of Pentecost (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily Three for the Feast of Pentecost (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

First Homily for the Monday of the Holy Spirit (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Second Homily for the Monday of the Holy Spirit (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One for the Sunday of All Saints (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two for the Sunday of All Saints (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily Three for the Sunday of All Saints (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

 

Homily Four for the Sunday of All Saints (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Second Sunday After Pentecost - On Ambition (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

 

Homily for the Sunday of All Saints Who Shone in the Russian Land (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One for the Third Sunday of Matthew (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two for the Third Sunday of Matthew (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One for the Fourth Sunday of Matthew (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two for the Fourth Sunday of Matthew (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Epistle Reading of the Fourth Sunday After Pentecost - Slaves of Sin and Slaves of Righteousness (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Fourth Sunday After Pentecost - Flesh and Spirit (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One for the Fifth Sunday of Matthew (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two for the Fifth Sunday of Matthew (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Three for the Fifth Sunday of Matthew (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Four for the Fifth Sunday of Matthew (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily One for the Eighth Sunday of Matthew (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two for the Eighth Sunday of Matthew (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One for the Eleventh Sunday of Matthew - Seeing Our Own Sins in the Lives of Others (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two for the Eleventh Sunday of Matthew - On Hard-Heartedness (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One for the Twelfth Sunday of Matthew - On Wealth and the Wealthy (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

 

Homily Two for the Twelfth Sunday of Matthew - On Wealth and the Wealthy (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Seventeenth Sunday of Matthew (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Second Sunday of Luke (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Third Sunday of Luke (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Why Did the Lord Raise the Dead? (A Homily of St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One for the Sixth Sunday of Luke (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two for the Sixth Sunday of Luke (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Eighth Sunday of Luke (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Ninth Sunday of Luke (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Tenth Sunday of Luke (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One for the Twelfth Sunday of Luke (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two for the Twelfth Sunday of Luke (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Thirteenth Sunday of Luke (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Fourteenth Sunday of Luke (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily for the Epistle Reading on the Sixth Sunday After Pentecost (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Epistle Reading on the Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily One on the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

 

Homily Two on the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily Three on the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Four on the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One on the Holy Foremost Apostles Peter and Paul (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily Two on the Holy Foremost Apostles Peter and Paul (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily Three on the Holy Foremost Apostles Peter and Paul (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Four on the Holy Foremost Apostles Peter and Paul (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Five on the Holy Foremost Apostles Peter and Paul (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One on the Feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two on the Feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Three on the Feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One for the Feast of the Holy Prince Vladimir (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two for the Feast of the Holy Prince Vladimir (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Prayer of the Prophet Elijah (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Three on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Four on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily Five on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)  

Homily Six on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Seven on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One on the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two on the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Three on the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

 

Homily Four on the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One on the Feast of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two on the Feast of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily on the Power of a Good Word and Showing Mercy Towards Sinners (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on Science and Religion (St. Luke the Surgeon of Simferopol)

 

Homily Concerning Those Who Consider Science Incompatible With Religion (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on Theft (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

 

Teachings 

 

Emitting the Aroma of Christ 

 

Let Us Guard Our Faith As The Greatest Treasure 

 

The Erroneous Teachings We Follow 

 

Only With A Pure Heart Can One See God 

 

We Must Bear Our Cross With Patience

 

1955 Encyclical of Saint Luke of Crimea (To Encourage Priests To Always Preach the Gospel Even Though They May Not Be Theologically Educated)