Ignatius of Antioch — Roman Clergyman

Ignatius of Antioch, also known as Ignatius Theophorus, Ignatius Nurono 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... (wikipedia)