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Polycarp of Smyrna
(69/70–155)
Christian bishop of Smyrna (now İzmir in Turkey) in the second century. He died a martyr when he was stabbed after an attempt to burn him at the stake failed. Polycarp is recognized as a saint in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
Polycarp of Smyrna
Letters to Polycarp
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Works about Polycarp
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- Martyrdom of Polycarp (2nd or 3rd century)
- "Polycarp," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "St. Polycarp," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)
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