The Epistles of St.
John
The Epistle of Ignatius to the Virgin Mary..
For the sake of completeness, this edition also contains annotated Epistles whose authenticity is disputed by historians and theologians: Epistle to the Tarsians
Epistle to the Antiochians
Epistle to Hero, a Deacon of Antioch
Epistle to the Philippians
The Epistle of Maria the Proselyte to Ignatius
Epistle to Mary at Neapolis, Zarbus
First and Second Epistles to St.
These are as follows: Epistle to the Ephesians
Epistle to the Magnesians
Epistle to the Trallians
Epistle of the Romans
Epistle to the Philadelphians
Epistle to the Smyrnaeans
Epistle to Polycarp
Bishop of Smyrna.
This edition contains letters generally agreed as authentic for their reference by the Roman historian Eusebius in the 4 th century.
He coined the term \'Catholic Church\', popularly used to this day.
As a committed traveller, Ignatius made effort to spread Christianity\'s influence.
These are treasured as some of the earliest surviving Christian texts.
During his tenure as bishop he wrote several Epistles - letters - to various figures of the time. .
Saint Ignatius of Antioch was one of the foremost early Christians, acceding to the role of Bishop of Antioch in circa 67 A.
D.
Ignatius are presented here in their entirety, their historical insights imparted in an excellent translation to English.
The Epistles of St
