James Ussher
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James Ussher was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He was a prolific Irish scholar and church leader, who today is most famous for his identi
James Ussher by Sir Peter Lely
In the years leading up to the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Ussher's reputation as a scholar and moderate Calvinism meant that his opinion was sought by both King and Parliament
Title page of his Annals of the World
James Ussher's reported last words were "O Lord forgive me, especially my sins of omission"
Ignatius of Antioch
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Ignatius of Antioch, also known as Ignatius Theophorus, was an early Christian writer and the Patriarch of Antioch. While en route to Rome, where he was to be killed, Ignatius wrote a series of letter
James Ussher
…1656. He was a prolific Irish scholar and church leader, who today is most famous for his identification of the genuine letters of the church father, Ignatius of Antioch, and for his chronology that sought to establish the time and date of the creation as "the entrance of the night preceding the 23rd day of October…
Fresco of Saint Ignatius on the south west chapel of the Hosios Loukas monastery.
Martyrdom of St. Ignatius of Antioch by Pier Leone Ghezzi
Fresco of Saint Ignatios from the Soumela Monastery in Trebizond.
An icon of Ignatius of Antioch from the Menologion of Basil II (c. 1000)