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56. Ignatius
Ignatius, a student under John, devoured by wild animals in Rome, A.D. 111 Ignatius, A Disciple Of The Apostle John, Devoured By Wild Beasts In A Circus At Rome, For The Testimony Of The Son Of God, A.D. 111 Ignatius, a disciple of the apostle John, and a successor of Peter and Evodius, was in the service of the church…
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55. Ethiopian Eunuch
The Ethiopian Or Eunuch Of Queen Candace, Who Was Baptised By Philip, Put To Death For The Name Of Christ, In The Island Of Caprobano, A.D. 110 Immediately after Rufus and Zosimus, A. Mellinus introduces the Ethiopian or eunuch of Queen Candace in Ethiopia, who was converted by Philip to the faith in Jesus Christ, and thereupon baptized, as we…
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54. Rufus and Zosimus
Rufus And Zosimus, Two Pious Christians, Beheaded At Philippi In Macedonia, For The Faith In Jesus Christ, A.D. 109 Rufus and Zosimus were disciples of Christ and His apostles, and had also been instrumental in founding and building up the church of God among the Jews and the Gentiles. Especially conspicuous is Rufus, from the greetings of the apostle Paul…
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53. Simon Cleophas
Simon Cleophas, One Of The Seventy Disciples Of Christ, Crucified By Atticus, Under Trajan, A.D. 109 Simon Cleophas was the son of Cleophas and Mary, and a cousin of our Lord Jesus, because he was the son of the brother of Joseph, the supposed father of Christ. After the death of the apostle James he was chosen, by common consent,…
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52. Summary of Martyrs in the Second Century
An Account Of Those Who Suffered In The Second Century A Summary of the Martyrs of the Second Century [The two Roman, or, properly speaking, Greek Emperors, Trajan and Marcus Aurelius raised the principal persecutions against the Christians, in this century. This is amply shown in the following account, as well as what persons suffered for the name of Christ…
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51. Summary of Baptism in the Second Century
An Account Of The Baptism Of The Holy Martyrs In The Second Century Summary Of Baptism In The Second Century The witnesses as regards the ordinance of the baptism of Jesus Christ, who have written in this century, are few, and their accounts are brief, but mostly clear and conclusive. First appears one Dionysius, surnamed Alexandrinus, who writes to his…
