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Who may have produced the 13th-century Latin translation of St. Ignatius of Antioch’s genuine letters?
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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.
The 13th-century Latin translation of the seven genuine letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch was produced in England. It is believed that this translation may have been the work of the prominent scholar and translator Robert Grosseteste.1