The Letters: Ignatius of Antioch 159.99 the temptation of rich and

the temptation of rich and poor alike

and the sacraments of baptism and the Eucharist

despair never penetrated my soul for even one day

during one of the most formative periods of christian monasticism in Egypt and Palestine

the person begins with a total preoccupation with the passions and moves toward God by means of bodily works: fasting

The Letters: Ignatius of Antioch 159.99 the temptation of rich and"Sugg. Donation" An otherwise unknown second century Christian, Ignatius was taken from Antioch to Rome in an imperial triumph, to be executed in the arena. He saw this triumphal procession as Christs, as he went to a conquering death. As Christs death brought about reconciliation between Jew and Gentile, Ignatius hoped that his death, united with Christs, would bring about reconciliation within and among the churches to which he wrote. Two centuries