The eucharistic images of St. Ignatius of Antiochia

The Eucharistic Images of St. Ignatius of Antiochia The article unfolds the Eucharistic character of the theology of St. Ignatius’ epistles. The Eucharistic images in the texts of the epistles are concealed under the envelope of instructions, consolations, exhortations written due to St. Ignatius’ way to execution. In any case they concern the problems of many later eucharistology issues including the the sacramental change of the Holy Gifts, a subject actual nowadays. The present article demonstrates St. Ignatius of Antiochia as a profound theologian who contributed significantly to the holy fathers’ teaching about the Eucharist.