St Polycarp Patron Saint Of. Polycarp bishop of Smyrna disciple of Saint John the Apostle and friend of Saint Ignatius of Antioch was a revered Christian leader during the first half of the second century Saint Ignatius on his way to Rome to be martyred visited Polycarp at Smyrna and later at Troas wrote him a personal letter The Asia Minor Churches recognized Polycarp’s leadership by choosing him as a representative to discuss with Pope Anicetus the date of the Easter celebration in Rome—a major controversy Author Franciscan Media.
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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 Catholic Eastern Orthodox Oriental Orthodox Anglican and Lutheran churches His name means “much fruit” in Greek Both Irenaeus and Tertullian say that Polycarp had been a disciple of John the Apostle one of Jesus' disciples In On Illustrious Men Je Born AD 69Attributes Wearing the holding a book representing his Epistle to the PhilippiansFeast February 23 (formerly January 26)Died AD 155 Asia.
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Saint Polycarp Bishop and Martyr c 69–c 155 February 23—Memorial (Optional Memorial if Lenten Weekday) Liturgical Color Red (Purple if Lenten Weekday) Patron Saint of earache sufferers The dramatic death of a venerable bishop ends the subapostolic age A Catholic bishop is brutally executed in Turkey.
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As an revered martyr in Christianity St Polycarp of Smyrna is often depicted in artwork surrounded by flames or with a visible sword to signify his eventual means of death Today he is regarded as a patron saint of those with ailments such as earaches or dysentery two things which he preached about during his life.
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Polycarp as a holy man and bishop of Smyrna found there was only one answer to be true to the life of Jesus and imitate that life Saint Ignatius of Antioch told Polycarp “your mind is grounded in God as on an immovable rock” When faced with heresy he showed the “candid face” that Ignatius admired and that imitated Jesus' response to the Pharisees.
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Our Patron Saint Father Pangratios Bishop Polycarp Acts of Martyrdom Father Pangratios The drought had brought disaster throughout the countryside of Smyrna – a port on the Aegean sea in Asia Minor which is now Izmir in Turkey The crops had failed animals were dying and disease was spreading due to the lack of clean water.
