Polycarp ( /ˈpɒlikɑːrp/; Greek: Πολύκαρπος, Polýkarpos; Latin: Polycarpus; AD 69 – 155) was a 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 consume his body. Polycarp is regarded as a saint and Church Father in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Lutheranism, and Anglicanism.
Both
Irenaeus and
Tertullian say that Polycarp had been a disciple of
John the Apostle, one of
Jesus's disciples. In
On Illustrious Men,
Jerome similarly writes that Polycarp was a disciple of John the Apostle, who had ordained him as a bishop of Smyrna. Polycarp is regarded as one of three chief
Apostolic Fathers, along with
Clement of Rome and
Ignatius of Antioch. (
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Attributes: Wearing the
pallium, holding a
book representing his Epistle to the Philippians
Patronage: -
See also:
Giuditta Vannini
Polycarp ( /ˈpɒlikɑːrp/; Greek: Πολύκαρπος, Polýkarpos; Latin: Polycarpus; AD 69 – 155) was a 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 consume his body. Polycarp is regarded as a saint and Church Father in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Lutheranism, and Anglicanism.
Both
Irenaeus and
Tertullian say that Polycarp had been a disciple of
John the Apostle, one of
Jesus's disciples. In
On Illustrious Men,
Jerome similarly writes that Polycarp was a disciple of John the Apostle, who had ordained him as a bishop of Smyrna. Polycarp is regarded as one of three chief
Apostolic Fathers, along with
Clement of Rome and
Ignatius of Antioch. (
Full article...)
Attributes: Wearing the
pallium, holding a
book representing his Epistle to the Philippians
Patronage: -
See also:
Giuditta Vannini