Polycarp

[ pol-ee-kahrp ]

noun

1. Saint, a.d. 69?–155, bishop of Smyrna and a Christian martyr.

Polycarp

/ ˈpɒlɪˌkɑːp /

noun

1. Polycarp, Saint?69?155MGreekRELIGION: martyrRELIGION: clergymanRELIGION: saint Saint. ?69–?155 ad , Christian martyr and bishop of Smyrna, noted for his letter to the church at Philippi. Feast day: Feb 23

Example Sentences

Eusebius speaks of the charred remains of Polycarp as more precious than the richest jewels, and more tried than gold.

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Polycarp must have been a contemporary of St. John for about twenty years.

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Polycarp, the Bishop of Smyrna, in Asia, was one of the earliest of these.

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It was there that Polycarp suffered martyrdom, and it is there they still show you, or profess to show you, his tomb.

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The hypothesis is possible, since it is historically certain that Polycarp provided Lyons with its first two bishops.

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