St. Loucas Archbishop of Crimea was born on the 14th of April 1877 in the town of Kerch, East Crimea. He studied Medicine for the sole purpose of helping his fellow human beings who were suffering. In an incredibly short period of time, he acquired a lot of knowledge and experience and became a professor at the Medical School of the University.
He was amongst the pioneer doctors in Russia who performed extremely difficult and challenging operations such as kidney, brain and heart surgeries. In addition, he particularly excelled in eye operations. On 18 May 1923 he was ordained bishop and as such, he devoted the rest of his life in the service of his fellow co-patriots within the Russian territorial area.
Hierarch Loucas was imprisoned, tortured and exiled for many years by the Soviet Regime.
In the morning of 11 June 1961, All Saints’ Sunday, the confessor Hierarch Loucas passed away at Simferopol in Crimea. In November 1995, his holiness was declared a Saint by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and his memory was set to be celebrated every year on the 11th of June.
That was St. Loucas, a man of love for his fellow man, a man of service and self-sacrifice He is a contemporary saint who performs miracles and gives us consolation even to this day! Let us be inspired by his life and have his blessing.
