E04498: Jerome, in his On illustrious men, states that *Ignatios (bishop of Antioch and martyr of Rome, S00649) was sent to Rome for martyrdom in the times of the emperor Trajan and that his body lies outside the city-walls of Antioch (Syria). Written in Latin in Bethlehem (Palestine), 392/393.
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posted on 2017-12-20, 00:00 authored by robertJerome, On Illustrious Men (De viris inlustribus) 16
Ignatius, antiochenae ecclesiae tertius post Petrum apostolum episcopus, persecutionem commouente Traiano, damnatus ad bestias, Romam uinctus mittitur.
'Ignatius, third bishop of the church of Antioch after Peter the apostle, condemned to the wild beasts during the persecution of Trajan, was sent bound to Rome.'
There follows a short presentation of Ignatius' letters.
Passus est anno undecimo Traiani. Reliquiae corporis eius in Antiochia iacent extra portam daphniticam in cimiterio.
'He was put to death the eleventh year of Trajan and the remains of his body lie in Antioch outside the Daphnitic gate in the cemetery.'
Text: Richardson 1896, 17-18. Translation: Richardson 1892. Summary: Robert Wiśniewski.
Ignatius, antiochenae ecclesiae tertius post Petrum apostolum episcopus, persecutionem commouente Traiano, damnatus ad bestias, Romam uinctus mittitur.
'Ignatius, third bishop of the church of Antioch after Peter the apostle, condemned to the wild beasts during the persecution of Trajan, was sent bound to Rome.'
There follows a short presentation of Ignatius' letters.
Passus est anno undecimo Traiani. Reliquiae corporis eius in Antiochia iacent extra portam daphniticam in cimiterio.
'He was put to death the eleventh year of Trajan and the remains of his body lie in Antioch outside the Daphnitic gate in the cemetery.'
Text: Richardson 1896, 17-18. Translation: Richardson 1892. Summary: Robert Wiśniewski.
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E04498Saint Name
Ignatios, bishop of Antioch and martyr of Rome : S00649Saint Name in Source
IgnatiusRelated Saint Records
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