Житие - Священномученик Игнатий Богоносец - текст песни, слова, перевод, видео

Hieromartyr Ignatius was born in Syria in the 1st century and was a disciple of the holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian. Ignatius was the child whom the Savior embraced and said: “Unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” He was called the God-bearer because Ignatius prayed to the Lord incessantly and seemed to bear His name in his heart. Ignatius was elected Bishop of Antioch. In 107, Emperor Trajan was passing through there. At that time, on the occasion of his victory over the Scythians, solemn sacrifices to the gods were held everywhere. Christians who refused to participate were executed. Then Bishop Ignatius went to Trajan to avert persecution from his fellow believers. The Emperor ordered that Ignatius be sent to Rome and thrown to the beasts in the Colosseum. On his way, Ignatius received news that the persecution of Christians in his native Antioch had been stopped. Even in the arena of the Colosseum, St. Ignatius did not cease to thank the Lord. Having heard of the saint’s courage, Trajan stopped the persecution of Christians. The relics of St. Ignatius are in the Church of the Holy Martyr Clement, Pope of Rome.