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Polycarp

WordNet
The St. Polycarp of Smyrna is on a funeral pyre. Flames around him that give way to him.
The St. Polycarp of Smyrna is on a funeral pyre. Flames around him that give way to him.
  1. (n) Polycarp
    Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155)
Illustrations
The Holy Apostolic Father Polycarp of Smyrna writes in a book and watches the angel sitting next to him with a burning torch and bishop's miter. Polycarp stands on a plinth. On the front the scene in which he is burned at the stake because the fire does not want to consume him. Print marked top center: II: Volume Pag. 150.
The Holy Apostolic Father Polycarp of Smyrna writes in a book and watches the angel sitting next to him with a burning torch and bishop's miter. Polycarp stands on a plinth. On the front the scene in which he is burned at the stake because the fire does not want to consume him. Print marked top center: II: Volume Pag. 150.
Usage in the news

St Polycarp Roman Catholic Church in Smyrna collected donations Sunday and Monday to send as emergency relief to people living on Staten Island, which was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. scsuntimes.com

Polycarp Roman Catholic Church in Smyrna collected donations Sunday and Monday to send as emergency relief to people living on Staten Island, which was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. scsuntimes.com

The St Polycarp Knights of Columbus will offer "Bratfest" from 11 am until 1 pm Sunday, September 16, 2012. carmitimes.com

The St Polycarp Knights of Columbus will offer "Bratfest" from 11 am until 1 pm Sunday, September 16. carmitimes.com

Polycarp Roman Catholic Church in Smyrna collected donations Sunday and Monday to send as emergency relief to people living on Staten Island, which was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. doverpost.com

The Kenya Red Cross and local media described the incident at St Polycarp church in Nairobi as a grenade attack. cnn.com

Large amounts of food, clothing, sleeping bags and blankets, and devotional items were collected at St Polycarp in Smyrna and in various places in Wilmington. scsuntimes.com

St Peter the Apostle Church, located at 7718 Columbine Drive in Louisville's Southend, is home to the St Polycarp quilters. louisville.com

Usage in literature

Polycarp must have been a contemporary of St. John for about twenty years. "The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03" by Various

Irenaeus (born c. 130, according to Lipsius) was a scholar of Polycarp, and Polycarp was a scholar of St. John. "The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886" by Various

The Life of St. Polycarp. "Australia, its history and present condition" by William Pridden

Martyrdoms of Justin and Polycarp 10-15 168. "Sketches of Church History" by James Craigie Robertson

St. John established a school at Ephesus, and Polycarp at Smyrna. "The Religious Life of London" by J. Ewing Ritchie

Thus the work was composed before 190, and, since it most probably uses the martyrdom of Polycarp, after 155. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2" by Various

And what is the St. Polycarpe Mission, my dear mother? "Pride" by Eugène Sue

Polycarp, the disciple of John, expresses the persuasion that Jesus ate the Passover. "A Harmony of the Gospels for Students of the Life of Christ" by Archibald Thomas Robertson

Polycarp, the Bishop of Smyrna, in Asia, was one of the earliest of these. "Olive Leaves" by Lydia Howard Sigourney

The account relates that Polycarp had a vision of his pillow on fire, and prophesied therefrom that he should be burnt alive. "Frauds and Follies of the Fathers" by Joseph Mazzini Wheeler