Saints of Orthodoxy

St. PolycarpBishop of Smyrna

Hieromartyr· Red: Colour of spilt blood

“The pagans demanded that the judge search for Saint Polycarp, 'the father of all the Christians' and 'the seducer of all Asia.'”
St. Polycarp Bishop of Smyrna

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

76

Smyrna, Asia Minor

Death

167

Asia Minor

Life path

  • Bishop
  • Orphan
  • Distributed possessions
  • Author

Undertakings & Callings

  • Chastity
  • Preaching

God's Gifts

  • Christ Seer

Sufferings

  • Torture
  • Execution

Eras

  • Persecution in Roman Emp.

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