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Mary of Cassobelæ to Ignatius

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Mary of Cassobelæ to Ignatius1354

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 all1355 beg for thee joy and health in Him.

Footnotes

  1. 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.

  2. 1355

    Some propose to read, “always.”