SAINTS OCTOBER 18
SAINTS OCTOBER 18 "There is only one tragedy in this life, not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy ST. LUKE, EVANGELIST, PHYSICIAN, PATRON OF ARTISTS Of the four Evangelists, St Luke is the best at drawing descriptions of individual personalities. He probably owes his reputation as an artist to this characteristic. St. Luke, the writer of the Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, has been identified with St. Paul's "Luke, the beloved physician. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/10/18/st--luke--evangelist--physician---patron-of--artists.html St. Justus of Beauvais, Roman Catholic Martyr. Justus was reported to the authorities to be a Christian magician, and soldiers were sent to arrest him. When confronted at Beauvais, Justus, who was nine years old, confessed that he was a Christian, and he was immediately beheaded Feast day is October 18th. St. Gwen, 5th century. Widowed martyr sometimes called Blanche, Wenn, or Candida. She was the daughter of a Chieftain, Brycha