Saint Polycarp of Smyrna P Saints People Christianity
Saint Polycarp of Smyrna P Saints People Christianity
Saint Polycarp of Smyrna
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- His life story. Suited to children. Formatting can make this hard to read.
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- Kirsopp Lake's introduction, and quotations from Irenaeus and Jerome on Polycarp.
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- Long article on what we can know about St. Polycarp, from ancient sources. Martyred in 155.
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- The earliest record of Christian martyrdom outside the Bible may be that of St. Polycarp, unless that of St. Ignatius of Antioch is older.
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- A letter from the Church of Smyrna, by an eyewitness. Roberts-Donaldson translation. From Ante-Nicene Fathers, volume I.
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- J.B. Lightfoot translation.
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- Biographical article by N. Bonwetsch in The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge. Includes extensive bibliography. Contains many scanner errors; the "image" version (PNG files) is preferable.
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- Profile. Illustrated, with links.
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- Mostly about the martyrdom of Polycarp. Appears to be scanned in, without proofreading.
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- Biographical profile. With prayer in traditional and contemporary language.
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- Brief biography in The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.
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- Story of St. Polycarp and review of his writings with regard to the New Testament canon.
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- From Fr. Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints.
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- Biography. With prayer.
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- Five-page essay on the bishop of Smyrna, by G. Salmon. Requires ability to view PNG files.
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- Charles H. Hoole translation. At the St. Pachomius Library.
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- Norman Hugh Redington's biographical sketch of St. Polycarp.
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