Ignatius of Antioch

Also known as Ignatius Theophorus, was an early Christian theologian and Patriarch of Antioch. While en route to Rome, where he met his martyrdom, Ignatius, who some believe was a disciple of the Apostle John and/or Simon Peter, wrote a series of letters. This correspondence forms a central part of a later collection of works by the Apostolic Fathers. He is considered one of the three most important of these, together with Clement of Rome and Polycarp. He died in 108 AD.