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Saint Polycarp
Saint Polycarp , c.AD 70-AD 156?, Greek bishop of Smyrna, Father of the Church. He was a disciple of St. John, who appointed him bishop. Thus he linked the apostles and such 2d-century Christian expositors as St. Irenaeus . St. Polycarp was a close friend of St. Ignatius of Antioch . As a very old man, Polycarp went to Rome to discuss the problem of dating Easter. He died a martyr in Smyrna. His one surviving work, the Epistle to the Philippians, has been the subject of controversy. Some scholars have maintained that the letter is really two—one written c.115, enclosing St. Ignatius' epistles, and the other written c.135 to warn the Philippians against the teachings of Marcion. He was in his time the mainstay of Christianity in Asia Minor. Feast: Jan. 26. |
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"Saint Polycarp." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Saint Polycarp." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Polycarp.html "Saint Polycarp." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Polycarp.html |
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Polycarp, St
Polycarp, St (traditionally c.69–c.155, but possibly slightly later), Bp. of Smyrna. He seems to have been the leading Christian figure in the Roman province of Asia in the middle of the 2nd cent. A letter addressed to him by St Ignatius has survived, as well as his own ‘Ep. to Philippians’, which has many echoes of the NT. He went to Rome to discuss the date of keeping Easter; it was agreed that each Church should maintain its own custom and that Asia should continue the Quartodeciman practice. Soon after his return to Smyrna he was arrested; proclaiming that he had served Christ for 86 years, he refused to recant his faith and was burnt to death. Feast day, 23 Feb. (in the W. formerly 26 Jan.).
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Polycarp, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Polycarp, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-PolycarpSt.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Polycarp, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-PolycarpSt.html |
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Polycarp, St
Polycarp, St (c.69–c.155). Christian bishop of Smyrna in Asia Minor. His Letter to the Philippians is preserved, as well as one of Ignatius' letters addressed to him. According to the contemporary Martyrdom of Polycarp he was arrested during a pagan festival and, on his refusing to recant his faith, burnt to death. Feast day, 23 Feb.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Polycarp, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Polycarp, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-PolycarpSt.html JOHN BOWKER. "Polycarp, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-PolycarpSt.html |
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Polycarp, St
Polycarp, St (c.69–c.155), Greek bishop of Smyrna in Asia Minor. The leading Christian figure in Smyrna, he was arrested during a pagan festival, refused to recant his faith, and was burnt to death. His followers wrote an account of his martyrdom, one of the oldest such records to survive. His feast day is 23 February.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Polycarp, St." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Polycarp, St." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-PolycarpSt.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Polycarp, St." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-PolycarpSt.html |
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