Second Thessalonians deals with the issues that Paul brought up in his initial communication to this congregation. His main ...

Finally Polycarp asks, again echoing the prayer of the Mass: “May I be received this day … as a rich and acceptable sacrifice.” The account continues with his being roasted alive.

Born aroud the year 50 in Syria, Ignatius was an Apostolic Father of the Church, a disciple, with Saint Polycarp ... months of captivity he wrote seven letters to Christian congregations in ...

The 13 Pauline Epistles make up the most books contributed by a single author to the New Testament — although scholars ...

Saint Ignatius, on his way to Rome to be martyred, visited Polycarp at Smyrna, and later at Troas wrote him a personal letter. The Asia Minor Churches recognized Polycarp’s leadership by choosing him ...

One of the victims was the bishop of the church of Smyrna named Polycarp. He was a former student and disciple of Apostle John. Polycarp’s ministry and life ended in AD 155 when he was killed by the ...

While he was traveling to Rome, he wrote seven letters to local churches and bishop Polycarp, stressing the importance of maintaining their faith and avoiding falling into heresy. These letters are ...

Born in Syria in the mid-1st century, Ignatius is traditionally believed to have been personally taught by the Apostle John, alongside another future martyr, Saint Polycarp ... Ignatius' letters ...

In these letters, the ardent love of a saint can also be felt.” Born in Syria in the middle of the first century A.D., Ignatius is said to have been personally instructed — along with another future ...

Early church fathers, such as Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, and Polycarp, who wrote in the late 1st and early 2nd centuries, cited Paul’s letters and referred to him as the author. These early ...