Ignatius of Antioch Baptism Quotations

[Jesus] was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.

Wherever the bishop shall appear, let the multitude of also be, just as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the catholic [i.e., universal] church. It is not lawful either to baptize or to celebrate a love feast without the bishop, but whatever he approves of, that is also pleasing to God.