Ignatius of Antioch

(c. A.D. 35–108) Also known as Ignatius Theophorus, was the second bishopA person holding the ecclesiastical office that exerciseds authority over the laity and priests in a geographical area called a “diocese” where th... more of AntiochA large and important city in Syria and the meeting point of the East and West. more who wrote a series of letter to other bishops while he was in transit to Rome to meet his martyrdom. These writings are some of the earliest Christian writings that have survived. Ignatius was Bishop of AntiochA large and important city in Syria and the meeting point of the East and West. more who was believed to have been a close associate and student of John the ApostleJohn (c. A.D. 6–100) was a Jewish fisherman, chosen by Jesus to be one of his 12 Apostles, and appears to have developed an especially close bond wi... more. Ignatius was later known as one of the Apostolic Fathers together with Clement I(c. A.D. 35–99) He was bishop of Rome from around AD 88 to his death in AD 99. His is one of the few Church fathers who lived during the time of the... more and Polycarp(A.D. 69–155) Polycarp was the Bishop of Smyrna in present-day Turkey. Polycarp was a disciple of John the Apostle and is thought to have been ordai... more.