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Saint Ignatius

DEFINITIONS OF: Saint Ignatius

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n bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)

Synonyms:
Ignatius, St. Ignatius
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bishop
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
saint
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
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