Memorial
Saint Polycarp
- Feast day
- February 23
- Origin
- Turkish
Life
Polycarp was Bishop of Smyrna and a disciple of Saint John the Apostle. He was martyred by burning at age eighty-six, and his martyrdom account is the earliest detailed record of a Christian martyrdom.
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