Martyrdom of Polycarp — The Martyrdom of Polycarp is one of the works of the Apostolic Fathers, and as such is one of the very few eyewitness writings from the actual age of the persecutions. The work details Polycarp s death at the age of 86 years old, at the hands of… … Wikipedia
Polycarp — Infobox Saint name= Saint Polycarp birth date= ca. 69 death date= ca. 155 feast day= February 23 (formerly January 26) venerated in= Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, Lutheran Church… … Wikipedia
Polycarp, Saint — ▪ Greek bishop flourished 2nd century, ; feast day February 23 Greek bishop of Smyrna who was the leading 2nd century Christian figure in Roman Asia by virtue of his work during the initial appearance of the fundamental theological… … Universalium
POLYCARP — bishop of Smyrna, one of the early Fathers of the Church, a disciple of the Apostles and in particular of St. John; was for nearly 70 years bishop, and suffered martyrdom for refusing to renounce Christ, after having served Him, as he said,… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
St. Polycarp — St. Polycarp † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Polycarp Martyr (A.D. 69 155). Our chief sources of information concerning St. Polycarp are: (1) the Epistles of St. Ignatius; (2) St. Polycarp s own Epistle to the Philippians;… … Catholic encyclopedia
Apostasy in Christianity — Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve Apostles, became an apostate.[1] Apostasy in Christianity refers to the rejection of Christianity by someone who formerly was a Christian. The term apostasy comes from the Greek… … Wikipedia
Christianity in the 2nd century — Ignatius of Antioch, one of the Apostolic Fathers and the third Bishop of Antioch, was considered a student of John the Apostle. En route to his martyrdom in Rome (c. 108), Ignatius wrote a series of preserved letters which are examples of late… … Wikipedia
Apostolic Fathers — The Apostolic Fathers are a small collection of Early Christian authors who lived and wrote in the second half of the 1st century and the first half of the 2nd century. These authors are acknowledged as leaders in the early church, but their… … Wikipedia
Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire — Part of a series on Christianity … Wikipedia
Persecution of early Christians in the Roman Empire — In its first three centuries, the Christian church endured periods of persecution at the hands of Roman authorities. Christians were persecuted by local authorities on an intermittent and ad hoc basis. In addition, there were several periods of… … Wikipedia
