Saint Ignatius of Antioch (30-107)

Epistle to the Smyrnæans

Longer Version

Translated by Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson

Preface

Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the Church of God the most high Father, and His beloved Son Jesus Christ, which has through mercy obtained every kind of gift, which is filled with faith and love, and is deficient in no gift, most worthy of God, and adorned with holiness: the Church which is at Smyrna, in Asia, wishes abundance of happiness, through the immaculate Spirit and word of God.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1