Updated October 17, 2025
Christianity, during Ignatius time was not much different from today: the Christian faith had faced tribulations, persecution, mistreatment, and discrimination, and worst of all, the deaths of men, women, children, and the elderly simply because they believed in Christ. You may recall that before Charlie Kirk was assassinated, Democrats and the legacy media used adjectives such as far-right, extremist and a danger to the establishment. They were not wrong
Charlie Kirk was such an extremist, he would have been the first to sign the Declaration of Independence and all Founding Fathers if alive today, would have endorsed Charlie Kirk.
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Ignatius was an early Christian writer and Patriarch of Antioch. While en route to Rome, he met his martyrdom - where he bravely met the lions in the Circus Maximus -Ignatius wrote a series of letters. This correspondence forms a central part of a later collection of works by the Apostolic Fathers. He is considered one of the three most important of these, together with Clement of Rome and Polycarp. His letters also serve as an example of early Christian theology, and address important topics including ecclesiology, the sacraments, and the role of bishops.
Born in Syria, Ignatius converted to Christianity and eventually became bishop of Antioch. In the year 107, Emperor Trajan visited Antioch and forced the Christians there to choose between death and apostasy. Ignatius would not deny Christ and thus was condemned to be put to death in Rome.
Ignatius is well known for the seven letters he wrote on the long journey from Antioch to Rome. Five of these letters are to churches in Asia Minor; they urge the Christians there to remain faithful to God and to obey their superiors. He warns them against heretical doctrines, providing them with the solid truths of the Christian faith.
The sixth letter was to Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, who was later martyred for the faith. The final letter begs the Christians in Rome not to try to stop his martyrdom. “The only thing I ask of you is to allow me to offer the libation of my blood to God. I am the wheat of the Lord; may I be ground by the teeth of the beasts to become the immaculate bread of Christ.”
Key Teachings From his Letters
Church hierarchy: Ignatius strongly advocated for a hierarchical church structure, emphasizing the importance of obeying the bishop, presbyters (elders), and deacons to maintain unity.
Christology: He strongly affirmed both the full humanity and divinity of Jesus Christ. He wrote extensively against heretical Docetists, who claimed that Christ only appeared to be human, insisting that Christ's suffering and death were real.
The Eucharist: His writings provide an early historical record of the Church's belief in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, which he saw as a true sacrifice.
⁹: He is the first known writer to use the Greek word katholikos (meaning "universal") to describe the Christian Church.
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