| − | The '''Epistles of St. Ignatius of Antioch''' are seven letters to the Christians of Ephesus, Magnesia, Tralles, Rome, Smyrna, Philadelphia, and to Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna. They were written on the way to Rome by [[Ignatius of Antioch|St. Ignatius of Antioch]] (A.D. ?-107 ), called Theophorus (God-bearer), the third bishop of Antioch (after St. Peter and Evodius). He was brought to Rome in A.D. 107 under Emperor Trajan (98-117) and exposed to the wild beasts in the arena. | + | The '''Epistles of St. Ignatius of Antioch''' are seven letters to the Christians of Ephesus, Magnesia, Tralles, Rome, Smyrna, Philadelphia, and to Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna. They were written on the way to Rome by [[Ignatius of Antioch|St. Ignatius of Antioch]] (A.D. ?-107), called Theophorus (God-bearer), the third bishop of Antioch (after St. Peter and Evodius). He was brought to Rome in A.D. 107 under Emperor Trajan (98-117) and exposed to the wild beasts in the arena. |