Dear and Glorious Physician: A Novel About Saint Luke

A novel about Lucanus, a Greek physician who traveled to Alexandria to study medicine two thousand years ago. He became one of the greatest doctors of his time, healing the sick throughout the Mediterranean world. Lucanus is known today as St. Luke, author of the third Gospel of the New Testament. Though he never met Jesus, he learned about Christ's life and death and saw God in Him. He retraced Jesus's steps and sought out those who had known Him, including Mary. His account became a cornerstone of Christianity and world history. Taylor Caldwell's novel tells the story of how Lucanus came to write this Gospel, set against the backdrop of ancient Rome and Africa, depicting both the glory and decadence of the era alongside its spiritual dimensions.