Polycarp
Sign in to savePolycarp (; , Polýkarpos; ; 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 Eastern Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Lutheranism, and Anglicanism.
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Polycarp was a Christian bishop of the ancient city of Smyrna who lived from around AD 69 to 155 and is believed to have died as a martyr by burning and stabbing. He is venerated as a saint and important early Church Father across multiple Christian denominations, including the Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, Lutheran, and Anglican churches.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 0070-00-00
- Died
- 0155-00-00
- Works
- 41
Top works
- The two epistles of Clement to the Corinthians, The epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians, The teaching of the twelve apostles
- The Famous epistles of Saint Polycarp and Saint Ignatius, disciples to the holy Evangelist and Apostle Saint John
- Writings of Ignatius and Polycarp
- The Apostolic Fathers : A Revised Text With Introductions, Notes, Dissertations, and Translations Volume 2
- Polycarp's Letter to the Philippians & His Martyrdom
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- 577
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Polycarp (; , Polýkarpos; ; 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 Eastern Orthodox Church, the Catholic 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.