The Blessed Surgeon: The Life of Saint Luke, Archbishop of Simferopol

Teenage Book Review The Blessed Surgeon: The Life of Saint Luke, Archbishop of Simferopol by Archdeacon Vasiliy Marushchak Published by Divine Ascent Press, Second Edition, 2008 The Blessed Surgeon is a biography of St Luke, Archbishop of Simferopol and the Crimea (1877-1961), a Bishop doctor who lived during the harsh Communist regime of the Soviet Union, and who is considered a Holy Unmercenary Saint of the Orthodox Church. Saint Luke was ordained a priest at the age of 44 after his wife passed away, then served as a Bishop, professor, surgeon and father, who faced many struggles with not only [...]