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Bible Encyclopedias
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Ignatius, St.
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Surnamed Theophoros, an Apostolic Father of the Church, Bishop of Antioch; died a martyr at Rome about 115, by exposure to wild beasts, in the amphitheatre; is represented in Christian art as accompanied by lions, or exposed to them chained; left epistles which, if genuine as we have them, establish prelacy as the order of government in the primitive Church, and lay especial stress on the twofold nature of Christ.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Ignatius, St.'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/i/ignatius-st.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.