Monument to St. Luke, Bishop of Tashkent

The monument to St. Luke, Confessor, Archbishop of Simferopol and Crimea (in the world — Valentin Felixovich Voino-Yasenetsky) in Tashkent is a tribute to the memory of an outstanding clergyman and a brilliant surgeon, whose life was closely connected with the city. He was bishop of Tashkent and Turkestan in 1923, and before that he worked as the chief physician of the Tashkent City Hospital and professor of medicine at Turkestan State University.

The monument to St. Luke in Tashkent was inaugurated on March 18, 2023 on the territory of the Spiritual and Administrative Center of the Tashkent Diocese (on the Cathedral Square of the Holy Dormition Cathedral). The opening date was timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of his appointment as the ruling bishop of the Tashkent and Turkestan diocese.

The author of the monument is the famous muralist, People's Artist of Russia Zurab Tsereteli.

The sculpture is made of bronze and depicts St. Luke in full growth, in a double image — as an archpastor and as a doctor. He is dressed in episcopal vestments (mantle and cowl), but at the same time his posture and attributes reflect his service to medicine. In one hand, the saint holds a scientific work, the famous "Essays on Purulent Surgery," and with the other hand he performs an archpastoral blessing.

The sculptural composition is designed to emphasize his path of service in Tashkent: as representatives of the diocese noted, St. Luke is depicted walking from the hospital, which is located across the street from the temple, blessing everyone with his double mission. The monument symbolizes the inextricable link between medicine and faith, which characterized the entire life of St. Luke of Voino-Yasenetsky, and serves as a reminder of his extensive deeds in Central Asia.