Ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς Πολύκαρπον

aka Epistula ad Polycarpum, Epistolē pros Polykarpon

Epistle of Ignatius to Polycarp

Author

Ignatius of Antioch

Language

Koine Greek

Year

c. 140

Country

Roman Empire

Genre

Correspondence / Letters

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The Epistle of Ignatius to Polycarp is an epistle attributed to Ignatius of Antioch, a second-century bishop of Antioch, and addressed to Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna. Its narrative frame tells that it was written during Ignatius' transport from Antioch to his execution in Rome.