Ignatius of Antioch

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Christian bishop Christian theologian Church Father martyr saint

Ignatius of Antioch was an early Christian bishop and theologian, renowned for his letters written en route to martyrdom in Rome that profoundly shaped early Church doctrine and ecclesiology.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Ignatius of Antioch canonical	16
Ignatius	9
Ignatius the Theologian	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian bishop ⓘ Christian theologian ⓘ Church Father ⓘ martyr ⓘ saint ⓘ
birthPlace	Antioch on the Orontes ⓘ surface form: Antioch Roman Syria ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Roman Empire ⓘ
deathPlace	Rome ⓘ
denomination	Early Christians ⓘ surface form: Early Christianity
era	1st century ⓘ 2nd century ⓘ
feastDay	17 October ⓘ
genre	Epistle ⓘ
honorificPrefix	Saint ⓘ
influenced	Doctrine of the Church hierarchy ⓘ Early Christian ecclesiology ⓘ Irenaeus of Lyons ⓘ Polycarp of Smyrna ⓘ
influencedBy	Apostle John ⓘ Apostle Paul ⓘ Apostle Peter ⓘ
knownFor	Defense of the real presence in the Eucharist ⓘ Early articulation of episcopal authority ⓘ Letters written en route to martyrdom in Rome ⓘ Opposition to Docetism ⓘ Teaching on unity of the Church ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Greek ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	death in the arena by wild beasts ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ
martyrdom	Executed in Rome ⓘ
movement	Church Fathers ⓘ surface form: Apostolic Fathers
opposedTo	Docetism ⓘ Judaizing tendencies in the Church ⓘ
partOf	Apostolic Fathers ⓘ
positionHeld	Bishop of Antioch ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
seeAlso	Patriarchate of Antioch ⓘ
theologicalConcept	Church unity under the bishop ⓘ Eucharist as medicine of immortality ⓘ Monarchical episcopate ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Churches Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
work	Letter to Polycarp ⓘ Epistle to the Ephesians ⓘ surface form: Letter to the Ephesians Letter to the Magnesians ⓘ Letter to the Philadelphians ⓘ Epistle to the Romans ⓘ surface form: Letter to the Romans Letter to the Smyrnaeans ⓘ Letter to the Trallians ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Church Fathers → notableMember → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

Polycarp of Smyrna → influencedBy → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

Docetism → opposedBy → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

Ignacy → hasCognate → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ignatius

Chief Ignatius Petosega → givenName → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ignatius

Defense of the real presence in the Eucharist → isAssociatedWith → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

Letter to the Magnesians → author → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

Letter to the Magnesians → traditionalAuthor → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

Letter to the Trallians → author → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

Letter to the Philadelphians → author → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

Letter to the Philadelphians → associatedPerson → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

Letter to the Smyrnaeans → author → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

Letter to the Smyrnaeans → attributedTo → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

Íñigo → equivalentName → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ignatius

Letter to Polycarp → author → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

Apostolic Father → includes → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

Apostolic Fathers → associatedPerson → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

Ignacio → hasVariant → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ignatius

Ignacio → etymologicalRoot → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ignatius

proto-orthodox Christianity → hasKeyFigure → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

Patriarchate of Antioch → associatedWithPerson → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

Ignatius legitimate Patriarch of Constantinople → givenName → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

subject surface form: Ignatius, legitimate Patriarch of Constantinople

this entity surface form: Ignatius

Dr. Ignatius "Iggy" Frome in New Amsterdam → givenName → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

subject surface form: Dr. Ignatius "Iggy" Frome

this entity surface form: Ignatius

Ignazio → cognateWith → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ignatius

Ignazio → hasLatinRoot → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ignatius

Hugo Rahner → notableWork → Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ignatius the Theologian