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Ignatius: To Polycarp J. B. Lightfoot
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Edition and sources Edition / translator J. B. Lightfoot, The Apostolic Fathers. CCEL transcription identifies Baker Book House, 1956 reprint, and marks the text Public Domain. Edition date 19th-century translation; 1956 reprint identified by CCEL Ancient composition No new ancient composition date asserted by this import. Edition dates describe translations or printings, not ancient composition. Language of acquired text English Public access Historical public-domain translation; source attribution retained. Modern website content is excluded. Rights and provenance record Host only the historical edition text and historical notes marked Public Domain in the individual XML DC.Rights. Exclude CCEL modern descriptions, covers and website content, which have separate rights.
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Work: ignatius-polycarp · edition: ignatius-polycarp-lightfoot. Reviewed 14 September 2026.
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