SECOND CENTURY: THE ERA OF APOSTOLIC FATHERS & EARLY CHRISTIAN APOLOGISTS 1. PERSECUTION CONTINUES The reign of Trajan (98-117 A.D.) ushered in the third persecution of the Church. Among the illustrious martyrs who died during it were Pope St. Clement of Rome, St Simeon, Bishop of Jerusalem, and St. Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch. […]
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