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Policarpo de Esmirna
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Bispo de Esmirna no século II e Santo da Igreja Católica
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
- 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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Key facts
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Polycarp of Smyrna
- Saint.image
- Polycarp of Smyrna2.jpg
- Saint.caption
- Orthodox fresco of Polycarp.
- Saint.birth_date
- AD 69
- Saint.death_date
- AD 155 (aged 85–86)
- Saint.feast_day
- 23 February (formerly 26 January)
- Saint.venerated_in
- Eastern Orthodox ChurchCatholic ChurchOriental Orthodox ChurchesChurch of the EastLutheranismAnglicanism
- Saint.death_place
- Smyrna, Roman Empire
- Saint.titles
- Church FatherBishop of Smyrna and Hieromartyr
- Saint.major_works
- Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians
- Saint.attributes
- Wearing the pallium, holding a book representing his Epistle to the Philippians
- Saint.patronage
- Earache sufferers
- Saint.major_shrine
- Sant'Ambrogio della Massima, Rome
- Saint.influences
- Clement of Rome, John the Apostle
- Saint.influenced
- Irenaeus
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Church Fathers
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- İzmir
- Place of death
- İzmir
- Occupation
- Christian minister
- Position held
- bishop
- Languages spoken
- Slovene
- Religion
- Jewish Christian
- Student of
- John the Apostle
- Field of work
- martyrdom
- Image
- Burghers michael saintpolycarp.jpg
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- Commons category
- Polycarp of Smyrna
- canonization status
- hieromartyr
- date of birth
- 0070-00-00
- date of death
- 0155-00-00
- time period
- Roman Empire
- name in native language
- Πολύκαρπος Σμύρνος
- cause of death
- death by burning
- feast day
- February 23
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- Commons Creator page
- Polycarp of Smyrna
- subject has role
- bishop
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Policarpo de Esmirna, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article · Português
Policarpo de Esmirna (/pɒlikɑːrp/; grego: Πολύκαρπος, Polýkarpos; Latim: Polycarpus; n. 69 - m. 155) foi um bispo da igreja de Esmirna do século II. De acordo com a obra "Martírio de Policarpo", ele foi apunhalado quando estava amarrado numa estaca para ser queimado vivo e as chamas milagrosamente não o tocavam. Ele é considerado por isso um mártir e um santo por diversas denominações cristãs. Policarpo havia sido discípulo do apóstolo João, fato atestado pelo Bispo Ireneu de Lyon, que ouviu-o discursar quando jovem, e por Tertuliano. A tradição primitiva que foi expandida pelo "Martírio...", ligando Policarpo em contraste com o apóstolo João que, apesar de muitas tentativas de assassinato, não foi martirizado e teria morrido de velhice após ser exilado para a ilha de Patmos, se baseia nos chamados "Fragmentos de Harris", papiros fragmentários em copta datados entre os séculos III e VI. Frederick Weidmann, o editor dos fragmentos, interpreta-os como sendo parte de uma hagiografia esmirniota num contexto de rivalidade entre as igrejas de Esmirna e Éfeso, que "desenvolve a associação de Policarpo a João num nível desconhecido - até onde sabemos - até a época ou depois.". Os fragmentos contudo ecoam o "Martírio..." e também divergem dele. Com o Papa Clemente de Roma e Bispo Inácio de Antioquia, Policarpo é considerado um dos três principais Padres Apostólicos. A única obra sobrevivente atribuída a ele é a Epístola de Policarpo aos Filipenses, relatada pela primeira vez por Ireneu.
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