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	Polycarp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Polycarp was a companion of Papias (Irenaeus V.xxxii) another "hearer of John" as Irenaeus interprets Papias' testimony, and a correspondent of Ignatius of Antioch.
		Polycarp's famous pupil was Irenaeus, for whom the memory of Polycarp was a link to the apostolic past.
		Polycarp visited Rome during the time of his fellow Syrian, Pope Anicetus in the 150s or 160s, and they found their customs for observing Easter differed, Polycarp following the eastern practice of celebrating Easter on the 14th of Nisan, the day of the Jewish Passover, regardless of what day of the week it falls.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Polycarp (812 words)

	POLYCARP - LoveToKnow Article on POLYCARP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Polycarp was the disciple of the latter, not the former.
		Polycarp replied, promising to carry out their request and enclosing a number of the letters of Ignatius which he had in his possession.
		Polycarps Visit to Rome.It is one of the most interesting and important events in the church history of the 2nd century that Polycarp, shortly before his death, when he was considerably over eighty years old, undertook a journey to Rome in order to visit the bishop Anicetus.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PO/POLYCARP.htm (4031 words)

	Epistle to Smyrnaeans, Martyrdom of Polycarp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Martyrdom of Polycarp, Prologue: 1 The church of God which sojourneth at Smyrna to the Church of God which sojourneth in Philomelium and to all the brotherhoods of the holy and universal Church sojourning in every place; mercy and peace and love from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ be multiplied.
		Martyrdom of Polycarp 13:2 But when the pile was made ready, divesting himself of all his upper garments and loosing his girdle, he endeavored also to take off his shoes, though not in the habit of doing this before, because all the faithful at all times vied eagerly who should soonest touch his flesh.
		Martyrdom of Polycarp 18:3 where the Lord will permit us to gather ourselves together, as we are able, in gladness and joy, and to celebrate the birthday of his martyrdom for the commemoration of those that have already fought in the contest, and for the training and preparation of those that shall do so hereafter.
	www.homechurch.org /miscellaneous/early_polymart.html (2363 words)

	Polycarp biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Polycarp of Smyrna (69?-155?, 80?-166?, 81?-167?, 79?-165?, or 70?-156?) was a Christian bishop of Smyrna in the second century.
		Polycarp was a correspondent of Ignatius of Antioch.
		Polycarp visited Rome during the time of Pope Anicetus, and found their customs for observing Easter differed.
	polycarp.biography.ms (334 words)

	The Martyrdom of Polycarp
		Quasten, Didache, the Epistle of Barnabus, the Epistle and Martyrdom of St. Polycarp, the Fragments of Papius, the Epistle of Diogentus (Paulist Press 1985)
		Polycarp resided in Asia Minor as bishop of Smyrna and sent an epistle to the Philippians c.
		Polycarp disciple of the apostle John and by him ordained bishop of Smyrna was chief of all Asia, where he saw and had as teachers some of the apostles and of those who had seen the Lord.
	www.earlychristianwritings.com /martyrdompolycarp.html (877 words)

	Polycarp
		Polycarp, Saint, one of the Apostolic Fathers, was the bishop of Smyrna (now Izmir, Turkey) and the greatest Christian leader in Asia Minor during the first half of the 2nd century.
		Polycarp was martyred at Smyrna in c AD 167 at the age of 86.
		Now, as Polycarp was entering into the stadium, there came to him a voice from heaven, saying, "Be strong, and show thyself a man, O Polycarp!" No one saw who it was that spoke to him; but those of our brethren who were present heard the voice.
	www.cryingvoice.com /Christian_martyrs/Polycarp.html (2225 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Polycarp
		Of Polycarp he says, "he was not only taught by the Apostles, and lived in familiar intercourse with many that had seen Christ, but also received his appointment in Asia from the Apostles as Bishop in the Church of Smyrna".
		Polycarp's martyrdom is described in a letter from the Church of Smyrna, to the Church of Philomelium "and to all the brotherhoods of the holy and universal Church", etc. The letter begins with an account of the persecution and the heroism of the martyrs.
		Polycarp was persuaded by his friends to leave the city and conceal himself in a farm-house.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/12219b.htm (2844 words)

	Polycarp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Polycarp was Bishop of Smyrna (today known as Izmir), a city on the west coast of Turkey.
		Polycarp is said to have known the Apostle John, and to have been instructed by him in the Christian faith.
		Polycarp was denounced to the government, arrested, and tried on the charge of being a Christian.
	www.missionstclare.com /english/people/feb23b.html (278 words)

	Martyrs in the History of Christianity
		Polycarp was first brought for trial to Herod, the high sheriff, and then to Nicetes, the father of Herod; the latter put him into their carriage.
		Polycarp: 'I would have counted you worthy to be reasoned with; for we have been taught to give honor as it is fit, where we can without harm, to governments and powers ordained by God, but I do not think the people are worthy to hear any defense from me'.
		Polycarp: 'You threaten me with a fire that burns for an hour and is speedily quenched; so you know nothing of the fire of the judgement to come and of the eternal punishment which is reserved for the wicked.
	www.religion-online.org /showchapter.asp?title=1570&C=1456 (2663 words)

	Polycarp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Polycarp of Smyrna (69-155) was a Christian bishop of Smyrna in the second centuries.
		His sole surviving work, the Letter to the Philippians, and an account of The Martyrdom of Polycarp form part of the collected writings of the Ante-Nicene Fathers.
		However, a post-Eusebian addition to the treatise The Martyrdom of Polycarp dates his death to Sunday, February 23 in the proconsulship of Statius Quadratus -- which works out to be 155 or 156.
	www.theezine.net /p/polycarp.html (298 words)

	February 23: Polycarp dies a martyr
		Polycarp became a leader of the church at Smyrna, and in many ways his character reflected that of his teacher.
		The promise was undoubtedly repeated by Polycarp to many in his flock to encourage them as the Romans hauled them off to face wild beasts or death by fire.
		Polycarp, the last one of those personally taught by the apostles, was burned at the stake on this day, February 23, 155.
	chi.gospelcom.net /DAILYF/2003/02/daily-02-23-2003.shtml (689 words)

	The Life and Martyrdom of Polycarp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Polycarp was born abound 70 A.D. He was sold as a slave in his childhood to a wealthy woman named Calisto.
		Polycarp was actively involved in serving the Lord in the Church of Smyrna.
		Polycarp made it clear that in the future, he would not all himself to be hidden.
	logosresourcepages.org /History/polycarp.htm (1329 words)

	Polycarp
		Polycarp, who died at an old age in 156, was the bishop of Smyrna in Asia Minor and represents the link between the apostolic fathers and the Christian teachers of the second century.
		But Polycarp pointed to the onlookers in the stadium and shouted "Away with the atheists." Polycarp replied to the magistrate that the fire, which burns for an hour, is not to be compared to the fire of eternal punishment.
		Polycarp and the presbyters that are with him unto the Church of God which sojourneth at Philippi; mercy unto you and peace from God Almighty and Jesus Christ our Savior be multiplied.
	latter-rain.com /ltrain/poly.htm (4139 words)

	ricoblog - Polycarp's Martyrdom compared with Christ's Crucifixion
		Polycarp's location betrayed by a slave boy is likened to Judas' betrayal of Jesus, though this is a bit of a stretch.
		Polycarp, like Christ, was betrayed by those in his own "household' (though again, a bit of a stretch).
		The point in the narrative of Polycarp's death is that he died a death worthy of a saint.
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	APOSTOLICI - LoveToKnow Article on APOSTOLICI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Of the rest, whose personalities hI 1 less known to us, Papias shares Polycarps qualities and sy eir limitations, the anonymous homilist and Hermas are h irked by intense moral earnestness, while the writer to Diog- ar tus joins to this a profound religious insight.
		These personal tli tits determine by selective affinity, working under conditions cc ~en by the special local type of tradition and piety, the elements em the Apostolic writings which each was able to assimilate and to pressthough we must allow also for variety in the occasions em writing.
		In Hermas there is special affinity to the language Ld thought of the epistle of James, and in the homiist to those C Paul.
	98.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AP/APOSTOLICI.htm (2525 words)

	The letter of the Smyrnaeans or the Martyrdom of Polycarp
		Now the glorious Polycarp at the first, when he heard it, so far from being dismayed, was desirous of remaining in town; but the greater part persuaded him to withdraw.
		But as Polycarp entered into the stadium, a voice came to him from heaven; 'Be strong, Polycarp, and play the man.' And no one saw the speaker, but those of our people who were present heard the voice.
		Now the blessed Polycarp was martyred on the second day of the first part of the month Xanthicus, on the seventh before the calends of March, on a great Sabbath, at the eighth hour.
	www.carm.org /lost/polycarp.htm (2336 words)

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		"Polycarp was not only instructed by apostles, and conversed with many who had seen Christ, but was also appointed bishop of the Church in Smyrna, by the apostles in Asia.
		Polycarp served as bishop of Smyrna for over fifty years, and died at the age of 86, in 155 A.D., during the era of ruthless persection of Christians by the Roman empire.
		Shortly after the martyrdom of Polycarp, the members of church at Smyrna wrote to other Christian communities, to tell them of his death.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Ithaca/2005/revelation.html (653 words)

	Toleration and Freedom in Christian Thought (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Polycarp was a Bishop of Smyrna in Asia Minor during the second century.
		The Martyrdom of Polycarp was likely written not long after by member(s) of the church at Smyrna.
		In the Martyrdom of Polycarp, Polycarp is put forth as an example to other Christians.
	www.samford.edu /~tsmcginn/tf/r3.html (208 words)

	History of the World: Martyrdom Of Polycarp And Justin Martyr: The Epistle Of Polycarp To The Philippians@ HighBeam ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		History of the World: Martyrdom Of Polycarp And Justin Martyr: The Epistle Of Polycarp To The Philippians@ HighBeam Research
		Martyrdom Of Polycarp And Justin Martyr: The Epistle Of Polycarp To The Philippians
		Polycarp, and the presbyters that are with him, to the Church of God which is at Philippi: mercy unto you and peace from God Almighty and the Lord Jesus Christ, our Saviour, be multiplied.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:28031447&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (137 words)

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		CHAPTER 5 5:1 @Now the glorious Polycarp at the first, when he heard it, so far from being dismayed, was desirous of remaining in town; but the greater part persuaded him to withdraw.
		CHAPTER 9 9:1 @But as Polycarp entered into the stadium, a voice came to him from heaven; `Be strong, Polycarp, and play the man.' And no one saw the speaker, but those of our people who were present heard the voice.
		CHAPTER 21 21:1 @Now the blessed Polycarp was martyred on the second day of the first part of the month Xanthicus, on the seventh before the kalends of March, on a great sabbath, at the eighth hour.
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	Polycarp - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Polycarp visited Rome during the time of his fellow Syrian, Pope Anicetus in the 150s or 160s, and they found their customs for observing Easter differed, Polycarp following the eastenr practice of celebrating Easter on the 14th of Nisan, the day of the Jewish Passover, regardless of what day of the week it falls.
		Polycarp ocupies an important place in the history of the Christian Church.
		His visit to Rome to meet the pope was significant and has long been used by the Roman Catholic Church to butress papal claims.
	www.grohol.com /wiki/Polycarp (848 words)

	The Martyrdom of Polycarp - A.D. 155-156 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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		When he was brought to the tribunal, there was a great tumult as soon as it was generally understood that Polycarp was apprehended.
		Then said Polycarp, 'You threaten me with fire, which burns for an hour, and is soon extinguished; but the fire of the future judgment, and of eternal punishment reserved for the ungodly, you are ignorant of.
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	The Martyrdom of Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna
		The Martyrdom of Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna
		For when the proconsul would have persuaded him, charging him to have compassion on his youth, he drew upon himself the wild beast by force, wishing to be the sooner freed from their unjust and lawless life.
		But Polycarp said, I have thought thee indeed worthy to receive explanation, for we have been taught to render such honour as is fitting, and as does not injure us, to the powers and authorities ordained by God; but those I consider not worthy that I should make my defence before them.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/stp13001.htm (2204 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Polycarp of Smyrna
		The Asia Minor Churches recognized Polycarp's leadership and chose him representative to Pope Anicetus on the question the date of the Easter celebration.
		At 86, Polycarp was to be burned alive in a stadium in Smyrna; the flames did not harm him and he was finally killed by a dagger, and his body burned.
		The "Acts" of Polycarp's martyrdom are the earliest preserved, fully reliable account of a Christian martyr's death.
	www.catholicforum.com /saints/saintp13.htm (417 words)

	Culture in Roman Asia Minor, 2nd Century C.E.: The Martyrdom of Polycarp
		Polycarp was the bishop of Smyrna in Asia Minor.
		Eyewitness reports, from which the account is based, claim that Polycarp's death is very similar to that of Jesus and even include a betrayal, Herod, and riding a donkey into the city.
		As was the case with most Christians, he was given a chance to recant and worship the Emperor, but he refused and was put to death.
	www.wabash.edu /AsiaMinor/culture/lit_martyrpoly.html (147 words)

	CHURCH FATHERS: Martyrdom of Polycarp
		And, in like manner, those who were condemned to the wild beasts endured dreadful tortures, being stretched out upon beds full of spikes, and subjected to various other kinds of torments, in order that, if it were possible, the tyrant might, by their lingering tortures, lead them to a denial [of Christ].
		And on their giving him leave, he stood and prayed, being full of the grace of God, so that he could not cease for two full hours, to the astonishment of them that heard him, insomuch that many began to repent that they had come forth against so godly and venerable an old man.
		Now, as Polycarp was entering into the stadium, there came to him a voice from heaven, saying, "Be strong, and show thyself a man, O Polycarp !" No one saw who it was that spoke to him; but those of our brethren who were present heard the voice.
	www.newadvent.org /fathers/0102.htm (2225 words)

	Martyrdom of Polycarp -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It was sent to the Christian church in Philomelium, Asia Minor, from the church in Smyrna (modern Izmir, Tur.) and is the oldest authentic account of an early Christian martyr's death.
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		Establishing the exact date of the death of Polycarp is difficult and has been the subject of much...
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	The Martyrdom of Polycarp
		And when the funeral pile was ready, Polycarp, laying aside all his garments, and loosing his girdle, sought also to take off his sandals,-a thing he was not accustomed to do, inasmuch as every one of the faithful was always eager who should first touch his skin.
		This, then, is the account of the blessed Polycarp, who, being the twelfth that was martyred in Smyrna (reckoning those also of Philadelphia), yet occupies a place of his own
		Caius transcribed from the copy of Irenaeus (who was a disciple of Polycarp), having himself been intimate with Irenaeus.
	www.angelfire.com /sc3/nwp/EncyPolycarp.htm (2912 words)

	THE LETTER OF THE SMYRNAEANS OR THE MARTYRDOM OF POLYCARP
		MartPoly 5:1 Now the glorious Polycarp at the first, when he heard it, so far from being dismayed, was desirous of remaining in town; but the greater part persuaded him to withdraw.
		MartPoly 9:1 But as Polycarp entered into the stadium, a voice came to him from heaven; 'Be strong, Polycarp, and play the man.' And no one saw the speaker, but those of our people who were present heard the voice.
		MartPoly 21:1 Now the blessed Polycarp was martyred on the second day of the first part of the month Xanthicus, on the seventh before the calends of March, on a great Sabbath, at the eighth hour.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /gopher/text/religion/churchwriters/ApostolicFathers/Martyrdom_Polycarp (1586 words)

	The Martyrdom of Polycarp
		He was the last to suffer and thus might be regarded as being the seal to the `witness' or `testimony' ('martyrion') of the Church.
		This may have been the Jewish feast Purim, which, according to tradition, celebrates the triumph of the Jews in Persia over their enemies, as is related in the book of Esther, or else the Sabbath in the Passover week (see introduction).
		No explanation is given: probably because the "Pionian" text was part of a larger "Acts of Polycarp." Either these Acts have entirely disappeared except for this letter of the church of Smyrna, or a fragment preserved in 'Codex Parisinus' may perhaps belong to them.
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