Ignatius of Antioch
They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer, because they confess not the Eucharist to be the flesh of our Saviour Jesus Christ, which suffered for our sins, and which the Father, of His goodness, raised up again.
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A.D. 107 · Epistle to the Smyrnaeans, ch. 7
Checked word-for-word against Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 1 · 2026-07-06