Philo of Cilicia (

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: Φίλων) was a second-century deacon who served in Tarsus, he was mentioned by

Ignatius of Antioch Ignatius of Antioch (; Greek: Ἰγνάτιος Ἀντιοχείας, ''Ignátios Antiokheías''; died c. 108/140 AD), also known as Ignatius Theophorus (, ''Ignátios ho Theophóros'', lit. "the God-bearing"), was an early Christian writer ...

in his letters to the Smyrneans and

Philadelphians The Philadelphians, or the Philadelphian Society, were a 17th-century English dissenter group. They were organized around John Pordage (1607–1681), an Anglican priest from Bradfield, Berkshire, who had been ejected from his parish in 1655 beca ...

. He accompanied Ignatius of Antioch during his journey to Rome. The book ''

Martyrium Ignatii ''Martyrium Ignatii'' is a work that claims to be an eye witness of the events leading up to his death and the martyrdom of Saint Ignatius. Authorship Its most reliable manuscript is the 10th-century ''Codex Colbertinus'' (Paris), in which th ...

'' which tells the story of Ignatius' martyrdom, was perhaps written by Philo along with Rheus Agathopus.

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