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This file contains: The shorter and longer versions of the seven epistles of St. Ignatius of Antioch: 1. To the Ephesians, 2. To the Magnesians, 3. To the Trallians, 4.
A collection of the letters of Saint Ignatius, the third bishop of Antioch, who was martyred in Rome in 107 AD. He wrote to key Roman churches about the Faith, the Church, and the martyrdom of Christ. Learn about his life, his martyrdom, and his messages of faith and love.
Ignatius of Antioch (/ ɪ ɡ ˈ n eɪ ʃ ə s /; Greek: Ἰγνάτιος Ἀντιοχείας, translit. Ignátios Antiokheías; died c. 108/140 AD), also known as Ignatius Theophorus (Ἰγνάτιος ὁ Θεοφόρος, Ignátios ho Theophóros, 'the God-bearing'), was an early Christian writer and Patriarch of Antioch.
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Mar 14, 2024 · St. Ignatius of Antioch (died c. 110, Rome; Western feast day October 17; Eastern feast day December 20) was the bishop of Antioch, Syria (now in Turkey), known mainly from seven highly regarded letters that he wrote during a trip to Rome, as a prisoner condemned to be executed for his beliefs. He was apparently eager to counteract the ...
The epistles or letters of Ignatius are among the most famous documents of early Christianity, and have curiously complicated literary history. Eusebius in Historia Ecclesiastica iii. 36 tells the story of Ignatius. He was the third bishop of Antioch in Syria, and was condemned to be sent to Rome to be killed by the beasts in the ampitheatre.
Jul 20, 2016 · Ignatius of Antioch. Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P. (CC BY-NC-ND) One such ancient church leader was Ignatius of Antioch (35–108 CE), a student of the Apostle John, the bishop of Antioch, the self–proclaimed "bearer of God " (Gonzalez, 51), and an eventual martyr for the faith. Though little is known about the charges for which he was condemned, on ...
Let fire and the cross; let the crowds of wild beasts; let tearings, breakings, and dislocations of bones; let cutting off of members; let shatterings of the whole body; and let all the dreadful torments of the devil come upon me: only let me attain to Jesus Christ. Chapter 6. By death I shall attain true life.
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