St. Polycarp was one of the immediate disciples of the Apostles, in particular St. John the Evangelist. He embraced Christianity very young and was named bishop of Smyrna. He was greatly respected by ...

Feb. 23 is the feast day of St. Polycarp (69-155). He was Bishop of Smyrna (Turkey), fought heresy in the early Church, was friend to St. Ignatius of Antioch and martyred for his faith. His surviving ...

A historic presentation at the Lafayette Public Library invites fans to share memories and search for lost footage of Polycarp, the beloved Cajun TV host who entertained Acadiana for years from KATC ...

St. Polycarp was the bishop of Smyrna and a disciple of St. John, according to St. Irenaeus (c. 130-c. 202) and Tertullian (c. 155-c. 220). I’d like to examine his Epistle to the Philippians. It ...

“Eighty and six years I have served Him, and He has done me no wrong,” said Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, in A.D. 156 before climbing onto a pyre where Roman authorities would burn him to death.

THOSE acquainted with church history would have heard or read about Polycarp of Smyrna, in Asia Minor. A Greek by origin, Polycarp was accounted to be a disciple of John the Apostle and ally to others ...

A real people person and a true man of God – that’s how several parishioners described Father Tom Flowers at his farewell reception Sunday at St. Polycarp Roman Catholic Church in Smyrna. “When I ...

It hasn’t been eradicated from the world, and we may one day face it — possibly in the name of tolerance or nationalism. How would we respond? As well as Polycarp? His story deserves to be told. It’s ...