Luke the Evangelist

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Christian saint New Testament figure biblical writer evangelist gospel author

Luke the Evangelist is traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of Luke and a companion of the Apostle Paul in the early Christian Church.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Luke the Evangelist canonical	26
Saint Luke the Evangelist	17
Saint Luke	11
Evangelist Luke	2
Apostle Luke	1
Gospel author Luke	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T207456 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Luke the Evangelist
Context triple: [Acts of the Apostles, traditionalAuthor, Luke the Evangelist]

A. Apostle Matthew
Apostle Matthew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, traditionally identified as a former tax collector and the author of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
B. Apostle John
Apostle John was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
C. Apostle Paul
Apostle Paul was an early Christian missionary and theologian whose letters form a significant portion of the New Testament and profoundly shaped Christian doctrine.
D. Apostle Peter
Apostle Peter was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples and a foundational leader of the early Christian Church, traditionally regarded as the first Pope.
E. Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Luke the Evangelist
Target entity description: Luke the Evangelist is traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of Luke and a companion of the Apostle Paul in the early Christian Church.

A. Apostle Matthew
Apostle Matthew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, traditionally identified as a former tax collector and the author of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
B. Apostle John
Apostle John was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
C. Apostle Paul
Apostle Paul was an early Christian missionary and theologian whose letters form a significant portion of the New Testament and profoundly shaped Christian doctrine.
D. Apostle Peter
Apostle Peter was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples and a foundational leader of the early Christian Church, traditionally regarded as the first Pope.
E. Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian saint ⓘ New Testament figure ⓘ biblical writer ⓘ evangelist ⓘ gospel author ⓘ
actsPosition	fifth book in the New Testament ⓘ
associatedWith	Achaia ⓘ Antioch ⓘ Boeotia ⓘ Rome ⓘ Thebes ⓘ seventy disciples ⓘ
associatedWithGenre	synoptic gospel ⓘ
attributedRole	companion of missionary journeys of Paul ⓘ historian of the early Church ⓘ
companionOf	Paul the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle Paul
deathDate	traditionally 1st century ⓘ
deathPlace	traditionally Thebes, Greece ⓘ
describedAs	the beloved physician ⓘ
feastDay	18 October ⓘ
gospelPosition	third gospel in the New Testament ⓘ
honorificTitle	Saint Luke ⓘ linked to: Luke the Evangelist
languageOfWriting	Koine Greek ⓘ
mentionedIn	2 Timothy 4:11 ⓘ Colossians 4:14 ⓘ linked to: Epistle to the Colossians Pauline epistles ⓘ linked to: Pauline Epistles Philemon 1:24 ⓘ
name	Luke ⓘ
patronage	artists ⓘ bachelors ⓘ butchers ⓘ physicians ⓘ surgeons ⓘ
profession	physician ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
symbol	winged ox ⓘ
theologicalEmphasis	concern for the poor and marginalized ⓘ joy ⓘ role of the Holy Spirit ⓘ universal salvation ⓘ
traditionalAuthorOf	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ
traditionHolds	Gentile Christian ⓘ never personally met Jesus ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Lutheran Churches ⓘ linked to: Lutheranism Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
workFormsPartOf	New Testament canon ⓘ linked to: New Testament

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Referenced by (58)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Acts of the Apostles → traditionalAuthor → Luke the Evangelist ⓘ

Luke 21 → authorTraditionallyAttributedTo → Luke the Evangelist ⓘ

Apostle Paul → associatedWith → Luke the Evangelist ⓘ

Gospel of Luke → attributedTo → Luke the Evangelist ⓘ

Gospel of Luke → traditionalAuthor → Luke the Evangelist ⓘ

Guild of Saint Luke (Delft) → namedAfter → Saint Luke ⓘ