Ignatius of Antioch,
Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. I — Second Epistle to St John
(1885)
“ If thou wilt give me leave, I desire to go up to Jerusalem, and see the faithful [2] saints who are there, especially Mary the mother, whom they report to be an object of admiration and of affection to all. For who would not rejoice to behold and to address her who bore the true God from her [3] own womb, provided he is a friend of our faith and religion? ”
