“Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men, for there is in them hope of repentance that they may attain to God.”
It is believed, and with great probability, that, with his friend Polycarp, he was among the auditors of the Apostle John. If we include Peter, Ignatius was the third Bishop of Antioch and the immediate successor of Evodius. Theodoret is the authority for the statement that Peter appointed Ignatius to the Seat of Antioch. John Chrysostom lays special emphasis on the honor conferred upon the martyr in receiving his episcopal consecration at the hands of the Apostles themselves and Natalis Alexander quotes Theodoret to the same effect. <more...>
It is believed, and with great probability, that, with his friend Polycarp, he was among the auditors of the Apostle John. If we include Peter, Ignatius was the third Bishop of Antioch and the immediate successor of Evodius. Theodoret is the authority for the statement that Peter appointed Ignatius to the Seat of Antioch. John Chrysostom lays special emphasis on the honor conferred upon the martyr in receiving his episcopal consecration at the hands of the Apostles themselves and Natalis Alexander quotes Theodoret to the same effect. <more...>
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