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Ignatius' feast day was kept in his own Antioch on 17 October, the day on which he is now celebrated in the Catholic Church and generally in western Christianity, although from the 12th century until 1969 it was put at 1 February in the General Roman Calendar.
Dec 23, 2018 · Ignatius of Antioch (ca 50–ca 110 CE) was an early Christian martyr and an important figure in the early Christian church. He was an "apostolic father," which means he had direct contact with Christ's apostles and the second or third Christian bishop at Antioch in Syria.
Oct 4, 2024 · Ignatius was taken prisoner during a persecution of the Antioch church; he was put in chains and escorted, along with others, by a unit of soldiers to Troas in northwestern Asia Minor for embarkation to Rome. By that time he must have been a well-known figure among Christians.
Aug 3, 2022 · Ignatius of Antioch held many religious beliefs, the most important ones being his belief in Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection. He strongly believed that these three doctrines hold the answer to life everlasting in heaven with the Lord Jesus.
- Lancelot Tucker
Ignatius, the Christian Bishop of Syrian Antioch, was torn to pieces by lions in the Colosseum as 87,000 Romans approved and applauded. The following is a rendition of his trial in c. 107 before the Roman Emperor Trajan (reigned 98-117).
Jul 20, 2016 · Ignatius of Antioch's charge for the early Christian church was to be a productive and protective one. For this important Apostolic Father, the ultimate purpose of the church was to reach the world for Christ.
SAINT IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH — I — TO THE EPHESIANS I gnatius , who is called the God-bearer; to the Church in Ephesus of Asia, which has been blessed in greatness through the fullness of God the Father, foreordained before the ages to be in lasting and unchanging glory forever, united
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