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Ignatius of Antioch (, ''Ignátios Antiokheías''; or 50 – 98 to 117〔See "Ignatius" in ''The Westminster Dictionary of Church History'', ed. Jerald Brauer (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1971) and also David Hugh Farmer, "Ignatius of Antioch" in ''The Oxford Dictionary of the Saints'' (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987).〕), also known as Ignatius Theophorus (, ''Ignátios ho Theophóros'', lit. "the God-bearing"), was an Apostolic Father, the third bishop of Antioch〔The Martyrdom of Ignatius〕〔(Synaxarium: The Martyrdom of St. Ignatius, Patriarch 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. ==Life== Ignatius converted to Christianity〔("St. Ignatius of Antioch )〕 at a young age. Later in his life he was chosen to serve as a Bishop of Antioch, succeeding Saint Peter and St. Evodius (who died around AD 67). The 4th-century Church historian Eusebius records that Ignatius succeeded Evodius.〔(Historia Ecclesiastica, Book III Chapter 22 )〕 Making his apostolic succession even more immediate, Theodoret of Cyrrhus reported that St. Peter himself appointed Ignatius to the episcopal see of Antioch.〔''Dial. Immutab.'', I, iv, 33a.〕 Ignatius called himself ''Theophorus'' (God Bearer). A tradition arose that he was one of the children whom Jesus took in his arms and blessed.〔 Ignatius is one of the five Apostolic Fathers (the earliest authoritative group of the Church Fathers). He based his authority on being a bishop of the Church, living his life in the imitation of Christ. Some believe that Ignatius, along with his friend Polycarp, were disciples of John the Apostle.〔(St. Ignatius in Antioch profile at NewAdvent.org )〕 Epistles attributed to Ignatius report his arrest by the authorities and travel to Rome: Along the route he wrote six letters to the churches in the region and one to a fellow bishop. He was sentenced to die at the Colosseum.〔Though see the comments of Timothy B. Sailors, 〕 In his ''Chronicle'', Eusebius gives the date of Ignatius's death as AA 2124 (2124 years after Abraham), which would amount to the 11th year of Trajan's reign; i.e., AD 108.〔(Chronicle, from the Latin translation of Jerome, p. 276. )〕 After Ignatius' martyrdom in the Colosseum his remains were carried back to Antioch by his companions and were interred outside the city gates. The reputed remains of Ignatius were moved by the Emperor Theodosius II to the Tychaeum, or Temple of Tyche, which had been converted into a church dedicated to Ignatius. In 637 the relics were transferred to the Basilica di San Clemente in Rome. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ignatius of Antioch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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