Ignatius of Antioch

Ignatius of Antioch (, Ignátios Antiokheías;   or 50 – 98 to c.108), also known as Ignatius Theophorus (, Ignátios ho Theophóros, lit. "the God-bearing"), Ignatius Nurono (lit. "The fire-bearer") was an Apostolic Father, the third bishop of Antioch and a student of John the Apostle. En route to Rome, where he met his martyrdom by being fed to wild beasts, he wrote a series of letters which have been preserved as an example of very early Christian theology. Important topics addressed in these letters include ecclesiology, the sacraments, and the role of bishops.