Ignatius of Antioch (Ancient Greek: Ἰγνάτιος Ἀντιοχείας also known as Theophorus from Greek Θεοφόρος God-bearer) ((c. 35 or 50) – (from 98 to 117)) was among the Apostolic Fathers was the third Bishop of Antioch and was a student of John the Apostle. En route to Rome where according to Christian tradition he met his martyrdom by being fed to wild beasts he wrote a series of letters which have been preserved as an example of very early Christian theology.
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