Born, AD 69. Died, AD 155 (aged 85-86) Smyrna, Roman Empire. Venerated in ... Polycarp occupies an important place in the history of the early Christian ...

14 сент. 2024 г. · St. Polycarp (flourished 2nd century; feast day February 23) was a Greek bishop of Smyrna and Apostolic Father who was the leading ...

7 янв. 2018 г. · Polycarp was likely born in Turkey, about 69 C.E. He was a student of the obscure disciple John the Presbyter, sometimes considered to be the ...

Born between 69 and 70AD of Christian parents, he learnt the teachings of Christ directly from the Apostles and became a disciple of St John the Evangelist.

... Polycarp was not born in a Christian home. In fact, his birthplace is unknown, for he appeared on the scene of the history of the church in a strange and ...

23 февр. 2024 г. · St. Polycarp was born in 69, and was a Bishop of Smyrna. According to the Martyrdom of St. Polycarp, he died a martyr by being bound and burnt at the stake.

Polycarp (born around 69 AD) was a second century bishop of Smyrna. Smyrna was a town on what is now the west coast of Turkey, and lay north of the important ...

He was born in Smyrna, which is modern-day Izmir in Turkey. Where they lived: St. Polycarp spent most of his life in Smyrna, which was a thriving Roman city in ...

Polycarp was a bishop and martyr in Smyrna (now İzmir in Turkey) in the 2nd century AD. He is the earliest known Christian martyr, and was a boyhood friend of ... Among PHYSICIANS » · Contemporaries »