The Epistles of Clement, Matheses, Polycarp, and Ignatius are included among the Apostolic Fathers.
These Epistles were written in the la.
John nearly twenty years.
Polycarp was "instructed by Apostles," according to Irenaeus and had been a disciple of St.
John.
An accepted tradition declares him a disciple of St.
Peter in the See of Antioch.
Ignatius was the second successor of St.
Clement, Bishop of Rome was a disciple of Saint Peter.
The authors were personally acquainted with the Apostles.
The Epistles of Clement, Matheses, Polycarp, and Ignatius are included among the Apostolic Fathers