Archbishop Luke (Valentin Voyno-Yasenetsky) became famous as a world-famous surgeon and at the same time as a holy miracle worker. All his life he saved hopeless patients, helped all the suffering. Having a diploma with honors, Valentin Feliksovich preferred the work of a “peasant doctor” to a scientific career. Sometimes, without the necessary tools, the doctor used an ordinary penknife, tongs, a quill pen, and even a woman's hair. Such was St. Luke, whose icon now represents him with a surgical instrument in his hands. As a scholar, Valentin Voyno-Yasenetsky published many scientific works, and as a priest, he became the author of twelve volumes of sermons.
The relics of St. Luke in Minsk
At the end of September 2014, the relics of St. Luke, Archbishop of Crimea and Simferopol, were delivered to Minsk. This event happened thanks to the international project "Days of St. Luke", with the blessingMetropolitan Pavel, Patriarchal Exarch of Belarus. Thousands of believers were waiting for the relics of St. Luke in Minsk. Prior to this event, a presentation of the feature film "Luka" was held in the cinemas of Minsk, where the life and work of Valentin Feliksovich Voyno-Yasenetsky was truthfully and in detail presented. The relics of St. Luke in Minsk were available to visitors until October 14 daily. The organizers, taking into account the experience of receiving the ark with the Gifts of the Magi, as well as particles of the relics of St. Andrew the First-Called, arranged the action in such a way as to minimize the time spent by people in the queue.
Orthodox priests abroad called Luke the modern Saint Panteleimon. This comparison has become prophetic. In 1996, Luka Krymsky was glorified as a saint who shone in the Russian Land.
To enable believers to receive hope for healing, to touch the shrine, the ark with the relics travels around the world. The relics of St. Luke visited Kurgan, they were kept there until October 29 in the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. In the spring of 2013, the relics of St. Luke were in Moscow, and the divine liturgy and evening service were held here daily.
Who helps St. Luke the Healer
Where the holy relics of Luke are, where people offer prayers, ask for help, miracles of healing often occur. Saint Luke is considered the patron of all sciences related to healing. On the eve of operations, believing doctors say a prayer to the saint and the Lord, asking for grace-filled help not only for the patient, but also for themselves. It should be noted that the HealerLuka himself prayed before each operation. Patients can also pray for a successful outcome of the surgery.
Saint Luke was not only a brilliant scientist and surgeon, he also became famous as an excellent diagnostician. In confusing, complex cases, doctors pray and ask the saint to feel better for the patient, to give him the correct diagnosis. Saint Luke helps all those who suffer, many who ask for salvation from serious illnesses and physical ailments have his icon.
For an impressive period of life, St. Luke fought heresy, defended Orthodox ideals, the Christian faith. Therefore, those who wish to achieve spiritual enlightenment, strengthen faith, and not deviate from the path of the righteous pray to him.
Where the relics of St. Luke are kept
Crimea is the custodian of the memory of the life and work of St. Luke. Here, in the Holy Trinity Cathedral, a unique shrine of the Christian world is guarded - the relics of the saint. Only in 1995, Luke was canonized as a locally revered saint. In 2000, the Russian Orthodox Church accepts the healer as a saint. It was on the Crimean peninsula that Archbishop Luke conducted his medical and spiritual activities since 1946, and therefore the relics of St. Luke are kept in the Crimea, which is well deserved.
Museum of Valentin Voyno-Yasenetsky
Visitors of the Crimea can not only venerate the holy relics of the Healer. Near the Holy Trinity Cathedral there is a museum that receives guests daily. It's verycozy and light. The guides will tell an interesting story about the life path of the famous healer, Professor Valentin Feliksovich Voyno-Yasnetsky, who was also the famous archbishop of Simferopol and Crimea. After himself, Luke the Healer left a rich legacy - he wrote many scientific works, as well as sermons.
The Life of Luke Krymsky
St. Luke spent his entire earthly journey in the service of the Lord, despite the fact that the years of his life fell on hard times, when the persecution of the Church was especially cruel, arbitrariness and the dictatorship of the Soviets reigned in the country. Valentin Voyno-Yasnetsky went down in history as a man with a strong will, unshakable faith, always striving to help his neighbor. In this personality, rebellious spirit and humility, religion and science, iron will and good character were intertwined, combined in an amazing way. The Archbishop of Crimea will forever remain in history not only as Saint Luke, a priest, but also as a great scientist, a brilliant doctor. Now the relics of St. Luke in Minsk, Moscow, Simferopol or in any other city attract thousands of pilgrims, but once this saint was an ordinary zemstvo doctor.
The beginning of life's journey
In the city of Kerch back in 1877, a boy was born into a Polish family, he was named Valentin. Since childhood, the child showed interest in art. Most of all, Valentin was attracted by painting, he dreamed that one day he would study at the Art Academy. But at some point, already before the entrance exams, as ifinsight descended on him, Valentine realized that his destiny was to serve people. Without any difficulty, the young man entered the Kyiv University at the Faculty of Medicine, which he graduated with honors in 1903. As a young specialist, Valentin Feliksovich is sent to Chita. The career of the future professor began at the local city hospital. Here Valentine met his future wife, a young family was formed. Subsequently, their marriage was enriched by four children. With the whole family, a young promising doctor traveled from city to city and ended up in the Rostov region.
Establishing a Medical Career
Valentin Feliksovich worked in different hospitals, performed many operations. Experience told him that in many cases the use of local anesthesia is more acceptable than general anesthesia. So, he began research activities. The fame of a wonderful surgeon began to spread around the district at lightning speed. Professionalism, great diligence positively influenced his career growth. Soon Valentin became the head doctor of the hospital in Pereyaslavl-Zalessky. In 1916, the researcher successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on local anesthesia. Immediately, the scientist began a new work on purulent surgery, which is still one of the most significant in medicine.
Fatal 1917
During the bloody revolutionary procession, Valentin Voyno-Yasenetsky was appointed chief physician in Tashkent. The move had a negative impact on the he alth of the wife, contracting tuberculosis, she soon died. The young doctor was left alone with four children. Histhe operating sister took care of the upbringing of the children. Thanks to the kindness of this woman, Voyno-Yasenetsky had the opportunity to continue writing scientific papers and treating people.
Spiritual Life
Throughout his career, Valentin Feliksovich actively refuted scientific atheism and participated in discussions on this matter. Once Bishop Innokenty, after another such meeting, told Valentine that he should become a priest. Without thinking twice, he accepted the offer, immediately on Sunday, Valentin Feliksovich was elevated to the rank of deacon, and later to the priest. Thus began a new stage in life. Since that time, Valentin began to work simultaneously as a university professor (taught surgery), and as a clergyman, and as a doctor.
In 1923, with the blessing of Bishop Andrei Efimsky, Valentine entered the episcopate, a little later he acquired the name Luke.
In the autumn of 2014, the relics of St. Luke in Minsk gathered a lot of believers, everyone tried to venerate themselves in order to receive healing from the saint. Despite all the difficult trials that befell Luka, he always zealously served the people.
During the years of political repression, St. Luke was severely persecuted. Repeatedly he ended up in prison and exile. Everywhere he continued his medical activities and saved people. More than once Saint Luke was offered to renounce his priesthood in exchange for permission to conduct medical research, but the saint resolutely refused. 1937 also became a very difficult year. The priest came under a wave of repression.
BIn 1940, in Krasnoyarsk, the healer, not thinking of himself without practice, nevertheless obtained permission to work as a doctor. During the war, he was put in charge of all military local hospitals.
In 1944, Valentin Feliksovich was transferred to Tambov, so he got the opportunity to complete some of his scientific work.
Only in 1946 did the saint move to the Crimea. Here he acquired the position of Archbishop of Simferopol. Poor he alth no longer allowed him to practice surgery, but he was always happy to consult local doctors.
The life of the saint ended in 1961 on June 11, the day turned out to be the feast of All Saints. It became a prophecy. The body of St. Luke was buried at the Church of All Saints in Simferopol.
Where the holy relics of Luke are located, thousands of pilgrims always gather who believe in the miracle of healing. Only in 1996, with great honors, the relics of the saint were redirected to the Holy Trinity Cathedral. There they are to this day. Very often the ark travels the world, this provides an opportunity for all Christians to venerate the shrine.
