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Letters of Ignatius
Also known as Ignatian epistles
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Seven letters (middle recension) to churches in Asia and Rome urging unity under bishop, presbyters and deacons; authenticity and date still debated.
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Ignatius of Antioch, also known as Ignatius Theophorus, was an early Christian writer and the Patriarch of Antioch. While en route to Rome, where he was to be killed, Ignatius wrote a series of letters. This correspondence forms a central part of a later collection of works by the Apostolic Fathers. He is considered one of the three most important of these, together with Clement of Rome and Polycarp. Although the authenticity of his letters has been questioned, they continue to serve as an example of early Christian theology, and address important topics including ecclesiology, the sacraments, and the role of bishops.
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- Epistle to the Ephesians · New Advent FathersPublic-domain translation; site edition copyright Kevin Knight. Link, do not mirror.
- Epistle to the Magnesians · New Advent FathersPublic-domain translation; site edition copyright Kevin Knight. Link, do not mirror.
- Epistle to the Trallians · New Advent FathersPublic-domain translation; site edition copyright Kevin Knight. Link, do not mirror.
- Epistle to the Romans · New Advent FathersPublic-domain translation; site edition copyright Kevin Knight. Link, do not mirror.
- Epistle to the Philadelphians · New Advent FathersPublic-domain translation; site edition copyright Kevin Knight. Link, do not mirror.
- Epistle to the Smyrnæans · New Advent FathersPublic-domain translation; site edition copyright Kevin Knight. Link, do not mirror.
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