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Polycarp


Born
January 09, 0069


Polycarp (Greek: Πολύκαρπος, Polýkarpos; Latin: Polycarpus; AD 69 – 155) was a 2nd-century Christian bishop of Smyrna. According to the Martyrdom of Polycarp he died a martyr, bound and burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to touch him. Polycarp is regarded as a saint and Church Father in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches.

It is recorded by Irenaeus, who heard him speak in his youth, and by Tertullian, that he had been a disciple of John the Apostle. Saint Jerome wrote that Polycarp was a disciple of John and that John had ordained him bishop of Smyrna.

The early tradition that expanded upon the Martyrdom to link Polycarp in competition and contrast with John the Apostle
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The Epistle of Polycarp to ...

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Polycarp's Letter to the Ph...

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The Martyrdom of Ignatius

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Polycarp for Beginners: Und...

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St. Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna

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“Fourscore and six years have I served him, and he has never done me injury; how then can I now blaspheme my King and Savior?”
― Polycarp of Smyrna

“And being come about evening [to the place where he was], they found him lying down in the upper room of433 a certain little house, from which he might have escaped into another place; but he refused, saying, “The will of God434 be done.”435 So when he heard that they were come, he went down and spake with them. And as those that were present marvelled at his age and constancy, some of them said. “Was so much effort436 made to capture such a venerable man?”437 Immediately then, in that very hour, he ordered that something to eat and drink should be set before them, as much indeed as they cared for, while he besought them to allow him an hour to pray without disturbance. And on their giving him leave, he stood and prayed, being full of the grace of God, so that he could not cease438 for two full hours, to the astonishment of them that heard him, insomuch that many began to repent that they had come forth against so godly and venerable an old man.”
― Polycarp, Polycarp's Letter to the Philippians & His Martyrdom

“the fitting ornaments of saints,”
― Polycarp, Polycarp's Letter to the Philippians & His Martyrdom

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