Dear Parishioners of Saint Polycarp, Each year, at the beginning of November, the Church celebrates two beautiful liturgies: (1) the Solemnity of All Saints on November 01, and (2) the …
Polycarp is regarded as a saint and Church Father in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Lutheranism, and Anglicanism. Both Irenaeus …
Polycarp, as a holy man and bishop of Smyrna, found there was only one answer -- to be true to the life of Jesus and imitate that life. Saint Ignatius of Antioch told Polycarp "your mind is …
St. Polycarp (flourished 2nd century; feast day February 23) was a Greek bishop of Smyrna and Apostolic Father who was the leading 2nd-century Christian figure in Roman Asia by virtue of …
2024年2月23日 · Saint Polycarp, born around 69 A.D. and dying in 155 A.D., served as the Bishop of Smyrna, present-day Izmir, Turkey. He emerged as a pivotal Christian figure in …
Polycarp, Saint, martyr (A.D. 69-155).—Our chief sources of information concerning St. Polycarp are: (I) the Epistles of St. Ignatius; (2) St. Polycarp’s own Epistle to the Philippians; (3) sundry …