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The Saviour of all men

Ignatius of Antioch 2026-06-26

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.

Early Church Fathers Restoration of all things – Apokatastasis Salvation

"For as one who has been thought worthy of a divine and desirable name, in those bonds which I bear about, I commend the Churches, in which I pray for a union both of the flesh and spirit of Jesus Christ, who is the Saviour of all men, but specially of them that believe; by whose blood ye were redeemed; by whom ye have known God, or rather have been known by Him."

Quote taken from the book "HELL: A Jewish Perspective on a Christian Doctrine" by Eitan Bar 2024, chapter 4.

Source: Ignatius's Epistle to the Magnesians, Chapter 1