Ignatius of Antioch, the bishop of Antioch, was taken to Rome in 110 to be martyred. He wrote letters to five churches while passing through the province of Asia—to Ephesus, Magnesia on the Meander, Tralles, Philadelphia, and Smyrna. He also wrote a letter to Polycarp, who was a disciple of the apostle John. Polycarp later was burned at the stake in Smyrna in 155. The account of his martyrdom was recorded and sent to the church in Philomelium. Papias, another disciple of John, served as the bishop of Hierapolis. Polycrates, the bishop of Ephesus, described how Philip the Apostle lived in Hierapolis with his daughters. He also stated that the apostle John was buried at Ephesus.

 

Antioch	Ign: Phil 10.1: Smyr 11.1; Poly 7.1
Asia	Ign: Eph Intro; Trall Intro; Phil Intro; Smyr Intro; MPoly 12.2; FrPap 6; 16
Cilicia	Ign: Phil 11.1
Ephesus (Selçuk)	Ign: Eph Intro; 8.1; 11.2; Mag 15; Trall 13.1; Rom 10:1; Phil 11.2; Smyr 12.1; FrPap 6
Hierapolis	FrPap 1; 2; 3.9; 5; 6; 7; 12; 13; 16; 17; 19; 21; 22; 23
Laodicea	FrPap 18
Magnesia on the Meander	Ign: Magn Intro
Philadelphia (Alaşehir)	Ign: Phil Intro; MPoly 19.1
Philomelium	MPoly Intro
Phrygia	MPoly 4.1
Side	FrPap 5
Smyrna (İzmir)	Ign Eph 21.1; Mag 15; Trall 1.2; 12.1; 13:1; Rom 10.1; Phil 11.2; Smyr Intro; Poly Intro; MPoly 12.2; 19.1; FrPap 1; 2
Syria	Ign: Eph 1.2; 21.2; Mag 14; Trall 13:1; Rom 2.2; 5.1; 9.1; 10.2; Phil 10.1; 11.1; Smyr 11.1, 2; Poly 7.1, 2; 8.2; Poly: Phl 13.1
Tralles (Aydın)	Ign: Trall Intro; MPoly 21
Troas	Ign: Phil 11.2; Smyr 12.1; Poly 8.1

Eph	To the Ephesians	Phil	To the Philadelphians
Mag	To the Magnesians	Smyr	To the Smyraeans
Trall	To the Trallians	Poly	To Polycarp
Poly Phl	Polycarp, The Letter to the Philippians
MPoly	Martyrdom of Polycarp
FrPap	Fragments of Papias