The Epistle of Ignatius to Polycarp Shorter and Longer Versions (Annotated)

by Ignatius of Antioch

Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, and a witness for Jesus Christ, to
Polycarp, Bishop of the Church of the Smyrnaeans, or rather, who has,
as his own bishop, God the Father, and Jesus Christ: [wishes] abundance
of happiness.

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Published March 23rd 2012

Ignatius of Antioch

St. Ignatius of Antioch (35 -117)

(Ancient Greek: Ἰγνάτιος Ἀντιοχείας, Ignátios Antiokheías; ad c. 35 or 50 – 98 to 117), also known as Ignatius Theophorus (Ιγνάτιος ὁ Θεοφόρος, Ignátios ho Theophóros, lit. "the God-bearing"), was a student of John the Apostle, was the third bishop of Antioch, and is now counted among the Apostolic Fathers of the Christian Church.[

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. Important topics addressed in these letters include ecclesiology, the sacraments, and the role of bishops. Ignatius modeled his writings after Paul, Peter, and John, and even quoted or paraphrased their own works freely, such as when he quoted 1 Cor 1:18, in his letter to the Ephesians.

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