Mary of Cassobelæ to Ignatius

Mary of Cassobelæ to Ignatius ¹³⁵⁴

Maria, a proselyte of Jesus Christ, to Ignatius Theophorus, most blessed bishop of the apostolic Church which is at Antioch, beloved in God the Father, and Jesus: Happiness and safety. We all ¹³⁵⁵ beg for thee joy and health in Him.

Footnotes

120:1354

Nothing can be said with certainty as to the place here referred to. Some have conceived that the ordinary reading, Maria Cassobolita, is incorrect, and that it should be changed to Maria Castabalitis, supposing the reference to be to Castabala, a well-known city of Cilicia. But this and other proposed emendations rest upon mere conjecture.

120:1355

Some propose to read, “always.”