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Which feast days commemorate St. Ignatius of Antioch in Western and Eastern Christianity?
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St. Ignatius of Antioch
Painting of St. Ignatius of Antioch, tempera and oil paint on panel by an anonymous artist, 1400–99.
St. Ignatius of Antioch is commemorated on different dates in Western and Eastern Christianity:
- Western Christianity: October 171
- Eastern Christianity: December 201
Ignatius served as the third bishop of Antioch and is widely recognized for the seven letters he wrote while being transported to Rome to face martyrdom under the reign of Emperor Trajan.12