I wonder if Jesus called him
Ignatius or Iggy.
Legend says that the child who sat
in Jesus lap became a friend of St. John, became the Bishop of Antioch, and was
fed to lions (gruesome picture below) . . .
October 17: Ignatius of Antioch – Bishop and Martyr
Ignatius of Antioch (Ancient Greek: Ἰγνάτιος Ἀντιοχείας, also known as Theophorus from Greek Θεοφόρος "God-bearer") ((c. 35 or 50) - (from
98 to 117))[1] was among the Apostolic Fathers, was the third Bishop of Antioch, and was a student of John the Apostle.[2][3] En route to Rome, where according to Christian
tradition he met his martyrdom by being
fed to wild beasts, he wrote a series of letters which have been
preserved as an example of very early Christian theology. Important topics addressed in these letters include ecclesiology, the sacraments, and the role of bishops.
Ignatius converted to Christianity at a young age.[4] Later in his life he was chosen to serve as the Bishop of Antioch, succeeding Saint Peter and St. Evodius (who died around AD 67). The 4th-century Church
historian Eusebius records that Ignatius succeeded Evodius.[5] Making his apostolic
succession even more immediate, Theodoret of Cyrrhus reported that St. Peter himself appointed Ignatius to
the episcopal
see of Antioch.[6]Ignatius called himself Theophorus (God
Bearer). A tradition arose that he was one of the children
whom Jesus took in his arms and blessed.[2]
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