- bishop of Antioch around 100, was sentenced to be thrown to wild animals under Trajan because he was a Christian - wrote a series of letters to the Christian churches he passed on his journey to Rome
- saw his death as a “perfect imitation” of Jesus and asked people not to try and help him - the letters show that the bishop/pastor was definitely in charge of the church, everything was done by him or with his approval
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