Saint
Saint Ignatius of Antioch
- Country / origin
- Antioch (today Turkey) — Rome
- Life
- d. c. 107–110
- Feast
- 17 October
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
Bishop of Antioch, taken to Rome to be martyred under the emperor Trajan. On the way he wrote seven letters to the churches.
Patron of
- the Church in the Eastern Mediterranean
- people facing persecution
When to ask for intercession
- to stay faithful under pressure
- to love the unity of the Church and the Eucharist
A short prayer
Saint Ignatius of Antioch, intercede for me, that I may hold fast to Christ and to his Church whatever it costs.
Written for Lumen as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
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