Difference between revisions of "Polycarp of Smyrna"
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[[File:512px-Izmir St Polycarp Church Icon Miraculously Extinguishing Smyrna Fire.jpeg|thumbnail|right|500px|Polycarp miraculously extinguishing fire of the city of Smyrna (Izmir, Turkey).]] | [[File:512px-Izmir St Polycarp Church Icon Miraculously Extinguishing Smyrna Fire.jpeg|thumbnail|right|500px|Polycarp miraculously extinguishing fire of the city of Smyrna (Izmir, Turkey).]] | ||
| − | '''Saint Polycarp''' (AD 70-156) was [[Bishop]] of Smyrna in [[Asia Minor]]. He was a disciple of [[Saint John]]. | + | '''Saint Polycarp''' (AD 70-156) was [[Bishop]] of Smyrna in [[Asia Minor]]. He was a [[disciple]] of [[Saint John]]. |
After 86 years of serving Christ the Lord, he laid down his life for Him in a heroic [[martyrdom]] by the [[Roman]]s. His Letter to the [[Philippians]] <ref>http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/anf01.iv.ii.html</ref> gives a good indication of what Catholic [[Christianity]] was like at the time. He knew [[Ignatius of Antioch]] who was also martyred. | After 86 years of serving Christ the Lord, he laid down his life for Him in a heroic [[martyrdom]] by the [[Roman]]s. His Letter to the [[Philippians]] <ref>http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/anf01.iv.ii.html</ref> gives a good indication of what Catholic [[Christianity]] was like at the time. He knew [[Ignatius of Antioch]] who was also martyred. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:37, August 11, 2024
Saint Polycarp (AD 70-156) was Bishop of Smyrna in Asia Minor. He was a disciple of Saint John.
After 86 years of serving Christ the Lord, he laid down his life for Him in a heroic martyrdom by the Romans. His Letter to the Philippians [1] gives a good indication of what Catholic Christianity was like at the time. He knew Ignatius of Antioch who was also martyred.
"Our chief sources of information concerning St. Polycarp are: (1) the Epistles of St. Ignatius; (2) St. Polycarp's own Epistle to the Philippians; (3) sundry passages in St. Irenæus; (4) the Letter of the Smyrnaeans recounting the martyrdom of St. Polycarp."[2]
See also
External links
- Who Was Polycarp?, Christianity.com
- Polycarp, Christianity Today
- St. Polycarp of Smyrna, Early Christian Writings website
- Polycarp’s Martyrdom, Christian History Institute
