Polycarp
Πολύκαρπος
Polýkarpos
CountryRoman Empire
LanguagesKoine Greek
Dates69 — 155
ancient world
graeco-roman
Polycarp was a Christian bishop of Smyrna. According to the Martyrdom of Polycarp, he died a martyr, bound and burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to consume his body. Polycarp is regarded as a saint and Church Father in the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Lutheranism, and Anglicanism.— Wikipedia
