Saint Ignacious:
Ignatius was arrested by the authorities and transported to Rome under trying conditions:
He died as a martyr in the arena. This was during the reign of Trajan. The Roman authorities hoped to make an example of him and thus discourage Christianity from spreading. Instead, he met with and encouraged Christians who flocked to meet him all along his route, and he wrote six letters to the churches in the region and one to a fellow bishop.
Posted 04/15/2010 9:00 pm
