Mary of Cassobelæ to Ignatius873
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 all874 beg for thee joy and health in Him.
873 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.
874 Some propose to read, “always.”
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Mary of Cassobelæ to Ignatius