Life of St. Ignatius
Meaning of the title "Theophorus" often applied to St. Ignatius
The God-bearing
St. Ignatius wrote this many total letters on his journey to Rome.
7
St. Ignatius was the first writer to use this term to describe the entire church regardless of location
Catholic Church
These figures lived in the 1st/2nd centuries and personally knew the Apostles. What name we give to them?
Apostolic Fathers
Ignatius served as the bishop of this city, where believers were first called Christians.
Antioch
Ignatius wrote one of his personal letters to this fellow bishop and friend in Smyrna. Who is he?
St. Polycarp
Ignatius described himself as this food item of God, waiting to be ground by the teeth of beasts.
Wheat
Persecutions in the 1st and 2nd centuries were generally described as empire-wide.
False
Ignatius was a disciple of this Apostle, along with his friend St. Polycarp.
St. John the Beloved
In his letter to this city, Ignatius expressed fear that friends might try to stop his martyrdom.
Rome
This heresy, which Ignatius fought, claimed Christ’s sufferings were apparent but not real.
Docetism
This Roman governor corresponded with Trajan about the "stubbornness" of Christians.
Pliny the Younger
This Roman Emperor ordered Ignatius to be taken to Rome to face the wild beasts
Emperor Trajan
Ignatius used these musical analogies to describe the unity between the community and bishops. Mention at least 2
The harp, strings, intonation, the concert, the symphony.
Based on his letter to the Ephesians, the church believed in these three mysteries
Virginity of Mary
The divinity of Jesus
The death of Jesus
Give at least one hint of Trajan response to Pliny
Very reasoned
Discount anonymous charges
Give every opportunity to obey