Saint Luke the Surgeon Resource Page

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

 

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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

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

 

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

 

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

 

Homily on the Healing of the Blind Man of Jericho (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Week of the Publican and the Pharisee (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)

 

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 for the Vespers of Forgiveness (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)

 

Homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. Luke of Crimea) 

 

Second Homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (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)

 

Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent: “There is Neither Jew nor Greek” (Gal. 3:28) (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent: On the Fear of God (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Sunday of Saint Mary of Egypt (St. Luke of Simferopol)

Homily on the Annunciation (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

 

Homily on Palm Sunday (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)

 

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

 

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

 

Homily Spoken Before the Holy Shroud of Great Saturday (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

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

 

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

 

Explanation of the Words of the Savior to Mary Magdalene: “Do Not Touch Me” (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Belief and Unbelief: A Homily for Thomas Sunday (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

 

On the Resurrection of the Dead: A Homily for Antipascha (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on the Myrrhbearers and the Mission of Women in the World (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

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

 

Homily for the Week 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)

 

Homily on the Wednesday of Mid-Pentecost (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)

 

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

 

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

 

Homily on the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

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

 

Homily Two on 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 Third Sunday of Matthew - The Eye is the Lamp of the Body (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 One for the Eighth Sunday of Matthew (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

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

 

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

 

Homily for the Twelfth Sunday of Matthew - On Wealth and the Wealthy (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)

 

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 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 on the Birth of the Honorable Forerunner John (St. Luke of Simferopol) 

 

Homily on the Nativity of John the Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One on the Holy Foremost Apostles Peter and Paul (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 on the Power of a Good Word and Showing Mercy Towards Sinners (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily on Fasting (St. Luke of Simferopol)

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