Agathopodes (more prop. Agathopus); RHEOS, was a deacon of Antioch, one of the two companions 'of St. Ignatius on his journey to his martyrdom at Rome, and one of the authors of the Acta of that martyrdom. He is not known to have been a martyr himself, although given by Baronius, Martyrology (April 25). He 'is mentioned in the first set of Pseudo-Ignatian epistles as an "elect man," who has "renounced life," etc., and is also reproduced in the second 'set of spurious epistles.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More